Badal taken to hospital in Nawanshahar

Nawanshahar, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday complained of congestion while he was holding the fourth Sangat Darshan programme at Behlur village in Nawanshahr. He was immediately taken to a private hospital on the Chandigarh road.

“The Chief Minister, who was running fever, felt uneasy and was put on a nebuliser. His Sangat Darshan functions scheduled for Saturday have been cancelled”, said his personal staff.

Apneet Rayat, Additional DC, Nawanshahr, said: “The CM, who had been working since 9 am, seemed exhausted by the evening. It was biting cold and he was meeting people in the open under tents.”