Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and president of Chhattisgarh Janata Congress party, Ajit Jogi, was shifted to New Delhi by an air ambulance and admitted to the Medanta hospital in the early hours on Wednesday.
The 72-year-old Mr. Jogi was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Raipur after being diagnosed with pneumonia.
The decision to immediately shift him to New Delhi was taken on Tuesday when he complained of breathlessness.
“My father is currently admitted in Medanta Hospital under the care of eminent cardiologist Dr. Naresh Trehan, Dr. Yatin Mehta and his team. He was diagnosed with pneumonia and shifted by an air ambulance from Raipur last night on ventilator-support. All his vital parameters are normal now. He remains alert and conscious. Consequently, he is being weaned off ventilator support,” informed Ajit Jogi son, Amit Jogi.
“His condition continues to be stable. To avoid any chance of secondary infection, the hospital is maintaining a strict no-visitors policy. He will be examined by heads of all relevant departments during the course of next 24 hours,” Mr. Amit Jogi, who is a Chhattisgarh MLA, added.
Mr. Ajit Jogi had left the Congress in 2016 to form his own party. He had lost both his legs in a car accident in 2004.
