New Delhi: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, serving a jail term in fodder scam cases, left AIIMS on a wheelchair on Monday afternoon after being discharged by the hospital, which said his condition had improved significantly, even as his party termed the move a "conspiracy to murder him".
The Rashtriya Janata Dal president had written to the AIIMS director, asking that his treatment is continued at the hospital till he recovered.
AIIMS, in a statement, said, "Lalu Prasad was referred from Ranchi Medical College to AIIMS for management of his acute medical condition. He has improved significantly, and as per the advice of the medical board constituted for his treatment, he is being referred back to Ranchi Medical College for management of his chronic issues. He is currently stable and is fit to travel."
Supporters of the RJD president created a ruckus in the hospital premises protesting the AIIMS decision, with his party alleging that there is a conspiracy to "murder" their leader by "forcing him out" of the premier hospital even though he continues to suffer from various ailments.
In the melee, the supporters broke a glass door resulting in the injury of a security guard, and abused administration officials, including the director, hospital sources alleged, adding a police complaint has been lodged against unidentified people over the matter.
Sources said the medical team formed to decide on the course of his treatment, had decided to discharge Prasad on Saturday and had prepared the discharge summary, but the RJD chief requested them that he be kept in the hospital till Monday as he wanted to travel by Ranchi Rajdhani Express.
Citing various ailments such as heart problems, diabetes, kidney infection, high blood pressure, the RJD supremo, in his letter to the director, said doctors should not act under pressure from certain individuals or political parties.
Prasad left AIIMS in a wheelchair around 3.25 pm on Monday.
Earlier in the day, Congress president Rahul Gandhi met the RJD chief at the AIIMS and enquired about his health.
His party MP Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav alleged that the AIIMS appeared to be acting under the pressure of central agencies like the CBI.