AGENCIES / NEW DELHI
Senior BJP leader and former finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here after he complained of palpitations and restlessness, sources at the hospital said.
Jaitley was taken to hospital on Friday morning after reportedly complaining of chest congestion and breathing problems.
Union Home Minister and BJP President Amit Shah and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla visited the hospital to inquire about his health.
A lawyer by profession, Jaitley has been the most important leader in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet during his first tenure and often acted as the chief troubleshooter for the government.
Jaitley underwent a surgery in the United States in January for a reported soft tissue cancer in his left leg, an illness that deprived him from presenting the Modi government’s sixth and final budget of its current term. Railways and Coal minister Piyush Goyal was the stand-in finance minister who presented the interim budget for 2019-20.