PM Modi visits ailing Goa CM Manohar Parrikar at Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar at Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital, where the latter is being treated for pancreatitis. 

The Chief Minister on February 14 complained of stomach ache and visited the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) for a health check-up. He was later taken to the Mumbai hospital for further examination.

Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai where Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has been admitted denied any rumours stating that Parrikar had to undergo surgery.

"It has been brought to our notice, various malicious and misleading report/rumours are floating around in Electronic/Print media with regards to the health of Hon. Chief Minister of Goa. We categorically deny all such rumours. We reiterate that he is being treated and is responding well to the treatment," the release said.

Earlier, a source close to Manohar Parrikar clarified that the Goa CM was being monitored for an inflamed pancreas at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai and has not been advised any surgery.

Rumours were afloat on Whatsapp claiming that the Goa CM was set to undergo surgery. His office clarified that Goa CM will be attending the assembly session which is set to begin on February 19.

Parrikar is being treated at the Lilavati Hospital under the care of noted oncologist P Jagannath. "Parrikar is doing fine. He watched the India-South Africa cricket match yesterday. He is on a liquid diet," the source said.

The chief minister is undergoing tests at the hospital and a decision on his discharge will be taken later in the day, the source had said this morning.

Opposition Congress in Goa wished speedy recovery to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar who has been hospitalised in Mumbai.

The Congress legislative party which met here today ahead of the Goa Assembly's Budget session, scheduled to start from February 19, passed a resolution wishing Parrikar a speedy recovery, said senior Congress leader Pratapsinh Rane.

"He is our colleague and a good friend. I pray for his speedy recovery. I would like to see him in action soon," Rane told reporters.

The Budget session of the Goa Legislative Assembly beginning tomorrow will be curtailed to three days till February 21, owing to ill health of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar who is undergoing treatment at a Mumbai hospital.
The Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the Assembly will meet tomorrow after the customary address of Governor Mridula Sinha, deputy Speaker Michael Lobo said here today.
"We will curtail the session to three days considering ill health of the chief minister," Lobo said.

Earlier, the session was supposed to culminate mid-March.
Due to proposed rescheduling, the Budget would be tabled on February 20 instead of February 21 and the Vote on Account would be passed on the last day of the session i.e February 21, he said.
When asked whether Parrikar would be attending the session, Lobo said the doctors have asked him not to attend the House.

"The questions which were supposed to be discussed during the current session would be postponed for the next session," the deputy Speaker said.
It is not clear who would present the Budget in absence of Parrikar.

Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar said the Opposition parties have no reservations if the session is curtailed as the chief minister is genuinely ill.
 

Parrikar was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai on February 15 for mild pancreatitis.

He is doing well and under observation at the hospital.
 

Parrikar's office yesterday issued a statement stating that the chief minister will be attending the Assembly session. 

With inputs from PTI