Former RJD chief and Chief Minister of Bihar Lalu Prasad Yadav will now be shifted to AIIMS-Delhi after his health condition deteriorated. Lalu was undergoing treatment in RIIMS, Ranchi which is one of the top hospitals in East India but his health worsened day-by-day.
“Lalu Prasad is having trouble breathing for the last two days. On Friday, he was found to be having pneumonia. Considering his age, we have decided to shift him to AIIMS- Delhi on the advice of doctors for better treatment,” said RIMS Director Dr. Kameshwar Prasad.
“He is likely to be shifted to AIIMS today. We have already spoken to the experts at AIIMS,” he added.
The 72-year-old will be shifted to Delhi via an air ambulance from Ranchi as said by the family and the officials. His son Tejaswi Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi are also present with him.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren too visited Lalu at his resident and cooperating the arrangement for his medical shift to Delhi.
Lalu is serving is jail term in Ranchi after he was convicted in fodder scam case.