Badal was under treatment at a Mohali hospital for more than a week

Badal was under treatment at a Mohali hospital for more than a week

Badal was under treatment at a Mohali hospital for more than a week

Former Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal breathed his last at a hospital in Mohali on Tuesday evening. He was 95.

Badal was admitted to the intensive care unit of the Fortis Hospital more than a week ago after he complained of uneasiness while breathing.

Some reports quoting the hospital sources on Monday had said that there was a slight improvement in the Akali leader's health. However, his condition deteriorated on Tuesday.

The five-time former chief minister of Punjab was hospitalised in June last year also following complaints related to gastritis and bronchial asthma.

In February 2022, he was taken to a private hospital in Mohali for a post-Covid health examination during which he also underwent cardiac and pulmonary check-ups.

Badal tested positive for COVID-19 in January last year and was admitted to a hospital in Ludhiana.