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GOA CM Manohar Parrikar discharged from AIIMS; condition still critical
Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has been discharged from the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi and was taken to his home state in an air ambulance on Sunday.
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Parrikar, who was undergoing treatment for a pancreatic ailment at the hospital was shifted to the ICU after his condition further deteriorated, said news agency PTI.
“Parrikar’s health condition deteriorated in the early morning on Sunday and he was shifted to intensive care unit (ICU). Later he was released from the ICU and also discharged from the hospital,” an AIIMS official was quoted as saying by NDTV.
A tweet from news agency ANI showed Parrikar being carried out of AIIMS into the ambulance, which took him to the airport.
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar has been brought to Panaji, Goa today. Earlier visuals of the CM being brought outside AIIMS (All India Institutes of Medical Sciences) Delhi. pic.twitter.com/Y39ugip5lS
— ANI (@ANI) October 14, 2018
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The 62-year-old BJP leader has been suffering from the illness since February and had also been treated at several hospitals in Mumbai, the United States and Goa. He was last month shifted to the AIIMS hospital in New Delhi.
On Friday, Parrikar met his cabinet ministers along with the senior BJP members of Goa to ensure that the government has a smooth functioning during his absence.
His illness has, however, triggered a ‘Parrikar step down’ slogan from the opposition Congress, who has demanded that the CM step down owing to his prolonged illness and absence from office.
It has also asked for a confidence vote in the assembly claiming that the coalition government has broken down.
But BJP president Amit Shah quashed all rumours about Parrikar stepping down. While many of the BJP leaders in Goa has claimed that the government still has the confidence and support of many of the state MLAs.
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