Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at a hospital in Chandigarh. (Press Trust of India photo)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, admitted to a hospital in Chandigarh following chest congestion and fever, to enquire about his health.
Before flying back to the national capital after winding up his day-long visit to Chandigarh from where French President Francois Hollande began his three-day trip to the country, the Prime Minister met Mr Badal to enquire about his well-being.
PM Modi spent a few minutes at the hospital enquiring about his well-being, official sources told PTI.
PGIMER officials said that Mr Badal's condition was "stable" and he was recovering fast.
Shiromani Akali Dal general secretary and Mr Badal's advisor on national affairs, Harcharan Singh Bains said the chief minister was recovering and under "observation".
"He is doing fine. There is nothing to worry," Mr Bains said.
Two days back, Mr Badal was admitted to a local hospital in Nawanshahr after he had complained of congestion in the chest.
The 88-year-old had suffered chest spasm soon after he had just concluded the Sangat Darshan at village Behloor Kalan in Nawanshahr on Friday.
Earlier in the day, Punjab Food Minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon received the Prime Minister on behalf of Mr Badal.