Akali Dal veteran Parkash Singh Badal dies at 95

Parkash Singh Badal, the former chief minister of Punjab and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch, died at a private hospital in Mohali on April 25

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Prakash singh Badal with Charan Singh

Parkash Singh Badal, the former chief minister of Punjab and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch, died at a private hospital in Mohali on April 25 He was 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(April 23).

“Despite appropriate medical management  Parkash Singh Badal succumbed to his illness. Fortis Hospital Mohali deeply condoles the death of S Parkash Singh Badal,” a statement from the hospital said.

The Punjab leader died at around 8 pm, hospital Director Abhijeet Singh told news agency PTI.

The former chief minister was admitted to Fortis Hospital in Mohali a week ago after he complained of uneasiness while breathing.

The veteran leader climbed his way up the political ladder, serving as a village sarpanch, before he contested assembly elections for the first time in 1957, when he was 30 years old, as a Congressman.

Parkash Singh Badal was the youngest Chief Minister to ever hold office in the state of Punjab. when He was 43.