Ailing Lalu airlifted to Delhi for treatment
July 06, 2022  22:28
Ambulance carrying RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav coming out of airport in New Delhi/ANI
Ambulance carrying RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav coming out of airport in New Delhi/ANI
Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad on Wednesday was taken to Delhi in an air ambulance, a couple of days after falling critically ill. 

The 74-year-old former Bihar chief minister was accompanied by a team of doctors and his eldest daughter Misa Bharti, a Rajya Sabha MP who is also an MBBS. 

His wife Rabri Devi and younger son Tejashwi Yadav had left a few hours earlier to oversee the arrangements in the national capital. 

Prasad left for Delhi at around 8.15 pm, nearly 45 minutes behind schedule. 

The delay was attributed to the air ambulance not reaching here in time. 

People were seen at the Paras hospital, where Prasad had been admitted since Monday morning, besides both sides of the road that led to the airport which was a 15-minute drive. 

At the Jai Prakash Narayan Airport, slogans in praise of the messiah of the poor rent the air as the ambulance carrying Prasad sped past the crowds, waiting for their leader despite a drizzle. 

Prasad, who turned 74 last month, has been suffering from multiple ailments including renal and cardiac problems besides diabetes. 

On Sunday last, he had a fall and fractured his shoulder after which the affected area was bandaged. -- PTI
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