Ex-Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal passes away

Chandigarh: Former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal passed away on Tuesday at a private hospital in Mohali.

The 95-year-old Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch was admitted to the Fortis Hospital in Mohali more than a week ago after he complained of uneasiness while breathing.

The five-time former chief minister of Punjab was hospitalised in June last year also following complaints related to gastritis and bronchial asthma.

In February 2022, he was taken to a private hospital in Mohali for a post-Covid health examination during which he also underwent cardiac and pulmonary check-ups.

Badal tested positive for COVID-19 in January last year and was admitted to a hospital in Ludhiana.