Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s condition critical

The president of India Ram Nath Kovind visited AIIMS yesterday on hearing about the former minister’s critical health condition. The union home minister Amit Shah also visited AIIMS yesterday for the second time to know about his health condition. The union health minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan and state health minister Mr. Choubey were also present during the president’s visit at AIIMS.

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley also known as prime minister Modi’s troubleshooter, has not been keeping good health for a year or so especially after his kidney transplant and bariatric surgery to lose excessive weight. He is also a diabetic patient. No medical bulletin has been issued so far, except the one issued on the 10th of August claimed Jaitleys condition as stable due to his normal heart functioning. He is being examined and under regular monitoring of the multidisciplinary doctors related to heart, kidney and diabetics diseases.

It may be recalled that Arun Jaitley who was union minister for finance for a full five-year term in NDA 1 government has not contested the election this time due to his deteriorating health condition. He had also requested prime minister Modi not to include him in the new cabinet in NDA part 2 government. This was while thanking him for giving him the opportunity to serve the nation as finance minister. Prime minister Narendra Modi has tremendous faith in Jaitley’s ability and leadership. It was because of this that he was brought in from Rajya Sabha after losing from Amritsar seat against Capt Amrinder Singh.

He was still inducted as finance minister in NDA 1 government for full five years. Despite his bad health, he had worked in elections by addressing the media repeatedly and countering various allegations of Congress party strongly and with gumption. It was because of Jaitley’s bad health that the interim budget of the country was presented by the Railway Minister Piyush Goyal prior to the general elections of 2019. He was considered as a troubleshooter of the BJP party and the government. He became inactive after April and since then is bedridden now on a ventilator at Cardiac ward of AIIIMS Cardiothoracic department.