Lalu Yadav To Be Shifted To AIIMS Delhi Amid Worsening Health

The former chief minister of Bihar is likely to be accompanied by his son and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and family, who are camping in Ranchi.

Officials have said that reparations are on to take jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Yadav to AIIMS in Delhi today for treatment after his health deteriorated. The former chief minister of Bihar is likely to be accompanied by his son and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and family, who are camping in Ranchi.

After he was convicted in the Bihar fodder scam, Mr Yadav is serving a sentence in Ranchi, where he was shifted to hospital for a lung infection treatment.

Mr Yadav would be shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi. A medical board of the jail has said he can be shifted to AIIMS. A lower court will have to give permission to jail authorities in order to move Lalu Yadav to Delhi.

The leader of opposition in Bihar assembly Tejashwi Yadav said he would speak with Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and ask for better treatment for his father.

“We want better treatment for him, but it is for doctors to analyse what treatment can be provided here, after all the test reports come. His situation is serious. I will meet the Chief Minister on Saturday,” Tejashwi Yadav told reporters on Friday.

“He has already undergone heart surgery earlier and only 25 per cent of his kidney is functional. He has also been diagnosed with pneumonia. He is facing difficulty while breathing,” the RJD leader added.

After being convicted, Lalu Yadav has been in jail since December 2017. He has served most of his jail sentence in Jharkhand at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences hospital.

His younger son Tejashwi Yadav, in his absence, has been leading the RJD and has been credited with the party’s strong performance in the Bihar election last year.