VHP leader Singhal’s condition worsens

The condition of veteran Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal, admitted to a private hospital here following heart and kidney problems and breathlessness, remains “very critical”, doctors said on Sunday.

Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, union ministers Rajnath Singh and Uma Bharti, VHP leader Praveen Togadia and a number of bureaucrats visited the hospital to enquire about Singhal’s well-being. They, however, could not meet Singhal as the 89-year-old leader is on life-support.

“Singhal is being treated for cardiac and nephrological problems. He has also developed problems in breathing,” a source said. “The patient (Singhal) opened his eyes several times during treatment but he is not in a position to speak or respond,” a hospital source said.

A doctor treating him said Singhal has not shown any progress in his vital parameters so far. Singhal, who was re-referred on Friday night to Medanta - The Medicity hospital here in Sector 38, is being kept on life-support systems in the Intensive Care Unit, a doctor at the hospital said.