CM was admitted to Mohali hospital due to liver cirrhosis caused by excessive consumption of alcohol: Bikram Majithia

Published on: 26 Sep 2024 at 06:19 PM

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The Fact News Service

Chandigarh, September 26

Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia today said there was credible information in public sphere that chief minister Bhagwant Mann was admitted to a private hospital in Mohali due to acute liver cirrhosis caused by excessive consumption of alcohol and appealed to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government as well as the hospital authorities to provide details of his health condition in public interest.

In a statement here, Bikram Majithia said “as per credible information “Bhagwant Mann is in the third or fourth state of liver cirrhosis and has been told to keep off liquor or undergo a liver transplant. He had to be hospitalized in an emergency last night due to accumulation of fluids in his lungs and stomach which caused breathlessness, all of which are classic symptoms of people suffering from liver cirrhosis”.

Asserting that the AAP government had tried to keep the entire episode secret, Majithia said “only after I tweeted on this issue today morning did the government come out with a one line statement that the chief minister had been admitted to the hospital for a routine check up”. He said if the check up was routine then there was no need to admit the chief minister to the hospital at night. “Moreover there are reports that he will be hospitalized for a few more days indicating that he is suffering from severe ailments. Since Bhagwant Mann occupies a constitutional post and Punjab is a sensitive border State Punjabis need to be told about the exact condition of his health”.

Stating that this was not the first time that the chief minister’s health had deteriorated, Majithia said “few days earlier also he had to be hospitalized and was taken to a private hospital in Delhi. Now again he has been hospitalized and will undergo an extended stay in hospital”. Terming this as a serious issue, Majithia said “the chief minister tried to brush off the issue saying that even if he bent down to tie his shoelaces people said he had taken a fall. I want to make it clear that the chief minister does not wear shoes which have laces. Moreover the secrecy over Mann’s health condition is leading to further consternation in the minds of Punjabis. This should be cleared immediately to avoid a situation which would lead to probes in case of an unforeseen incident as had happened in the case of Ms Jayalalitha in Tamil Nadu”.

The SAD leader said the AAP government in Punjab had constantly warded off inquiries about the chief minister’s health and had not disclosed the reason why he had to be hospitalized in Delhi repeatedly. “I am told that the chief minister could not be airlifted to Delhi yesterday because of the late night emergency and this is why the details of his health have leaked out. I again appeal to the government as well as the hospital authorities in Delhi and Mohali to disclose the ailments of Bhagwant Mann as well as treatments he is undergoing”. He also wished Mann well and hoped for his speedy recovery.