According to an official announcement, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh was admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences’ Intensive Care Unit in Lucknow on Sunday.
The statement from the institute said that a panel of experts, from the nephrology, cardiology, neurology, endocrinology and neuro-otology departments, has been formed to attend to Singh. The former Rajasthan governor was admitted to the intensive care unit of Critical Care Medicine of the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences on Sunday around 5.30 pm. He was feeling unwell for the past two weeks, it said.
“On his arrival here, his blood pressure and heartbeats were found normal, but the level of consciousness was a bit low. Keeping in mind his earlier ailments, he has been admitted to the ICU of the CCM,” the statement said. Prior to this, the 89-year-old veteran leader of the BJP was admitted to the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Singh’s son Rajveer and inquired about his health. He also called up Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to ensure that best possible medical care is made available to Singh.
The veteran BJP leader has been unwell for the past two weeks, said the hospital.
Earlier, the 89-year-old leader was admitted to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya and UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh visited Dr Ram Manohar Lohia hospital and enquired about the well being of Kalyan Singh.
