New Delhi: Parkash Singh Badal, the former chief minister of Punjab and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch, passed away at a private hospital in Mohali on Tuesday at the age of 95.
Badal, a five-time chief minister, was admitted to the intensive care unit of a private hospital following complaints of breathing difficulties on Sunday.
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In June last year, Badal was hospitalised following a complaint of gastritis and bronchial asthma. In February last year, he was taken to a private hospital in Mohali for a post-COVID health check-up during which he had undergone cardiac and pulmonary check-ups too.
