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Time of India
11-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Elderly woman receives lifesaving lung transplant after organ donation
New Delhi: A 65-year-old woman suffering from end-stage interstitial lung disease (ILD), caused by scleroderma, a rare autoimmune disorder, got a fresh lease of life after undergoing a complex bilateral lung transplant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. The critical surgery became possible through the benevolent organ donation by the family of a 48-year-old brain-dead patient in Noida. For over a year, the patient was oxygen-dependent 24/7, requiring 4–5 litres of supplemental oxygen per minute to survive. Her lung condition had deteriorated to such an extent that even routine tasks like walking across a room or speaking for a few minutes became difficult. Without oxygen support, her saturation would drop to as low as 70%, putting her life at constant risk. Despite aggressive treatment and extended immunosuppressive therapy, her condition continued to decline, leading doctors to evaluate her for a lung transplant — a complex procedure with significant risks, particularly for elderly patients with autoimmune complications. "Her lungs were failing fast. We knew time was not on our side," said Dr Avdhesh Bansal, senior consultant in respiratory medicine. "She was barely able to function and had reached the end stage of her disease." On May 14, the patient was admitted to the hospital. The following day, a compatible donor became available — a 48-year-old patient declared brain-dead at Fortis Hospital, Noida. The transplant proceeded thanks to his family's noble decision to donate his organs. The seven-hour operation was performed with the patient on ECMO support — an essential measure to maintain oxygenation and circulation during the procedure. Discussing the transplant's success, Dr Mukesh Goel, senior consultant for cardiothoracic surgery, said: "In this case, the patient had extensive lung fibrosis and reduced pulmonary reserve, making the surgery extremely high-risk. Post-transplant, she required ventilatory support and underwent a tracheostomy due to a poor cough reflex. Over the following weeks, she underwent more than 15 bronchoscopies to manage airway secretions until her natural respiratory reflexes were restored. The patient was gradually taken off all external support, shifted to oral immunosuppressive medication, and started on a structured rehabilitation programme to support recovery and improve lung function." He noted that their team managed the retrieval and transplant within strict time constraints to maintain graft viability. Dr Bansal added, "Rehabilitation has been as important as the surgery itself. Structured physiotherapy, nutritional support, and emotional counselling have all played a role in her recovery."
Indian Express
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
‘AAP leaders considered me a bonded labourer': Delhi's first transgender councillor Bobi quits party
Delhi's first transgender councillor, Bobi (40), ended her association with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and joined the recently formed front of 15 rebel AAP councillors — the Indraprastha Vikas Party (IPC) — on Tuesday. With the latest defection, the AAP is left with 97 councillors in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). In the 2022 MCD polls, it wrested power from the BJP by winning 134 councillor seats. The BJP is now in the majority with 117 councillors, while the IVP has 16 and the Congress 8. The BJP also won the recent Mayoral elections. Bobi had been elected on an AAP ticket from Sultanpuri-A in December 2022. Handing over their request letter in the presence of IVP leaders — Mukesh Goel, Hemchand Goyal, Sanjay Sharma and Anil Rana — Bobi said, 'For the last two and a half years, AAP leaders considered me a bonded labourer.' 'In 2022, I was elected on an AAP ticket, but despite being in power in the Delhi Municipal Corporation, the top leadership of the party was unable to run the MCD smoothly. There was no coordination between the top leadership and the corporators, due to which the party came into opposition. Due to [the party] not being able to fulfill promises made to the public, I am resigning from the primary membership of the Aam Aadmi Party,' Bobi stated in their resignation letter. Addressing the press, Mukesh Goel, who till recently served as the AAP's Leader of the House in the MCD, said many other councillors have been contacting the IVP to join its membership. 'These corporators want to work for the public, but they are not able to do that work, due to which there is trouble… Unlike the AAP, we will work on issues related to the public. If the ruling party brings any proposal in the interest of the public, then we will support it. If the opposition raises issues related to the public, then we will support it as well.' With the anti-defection law not applicable to the MCD, the defection of the councillors cannot be challenged. This spells further trouble for the AAP, which lost power in Delhi to the BJP in the February Assembly polls after a decade-long rule. The AAP councillors' revolt comes ahead of the June 2 MCD zonal ward committee elections for the posts of chairpersons and deputy chairpersons. This is a crucial process that includes voting to fill two seats on the MCD Standing Committee, an 18-member body that holds significant financial power as it oversees all civic projects exceeding Rs 5 crore. Due to a tug of war between AAP and BJP, the Standing Committee has remained non-functional since the 2022 MCD elections, leaving many crucial aspects of civic governance in limbo. Several AAP councillors had earlier told The Indian Express on condition of anonymity that party chief and ex-chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's 'limited public appearances and interaction with the AAP rank and file' in the wake of the party's Assembly poll defeat has workers 'demoralised'. The AAP, in turn, had accused the BJP of allegedly engineering defections through financial inducements. 'Each councillor was offered Rs 5 crore,' the AAP had alleged, adding that the BJP was trying to gain 'backdoor control' of the MCD ahead of the Standing Committee and ward committee polls. BJP's MCD Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh, however, had dismissed these allegations: 'AAP's internal chaos, not BJP, is the reason behind this breakaway. They failed to even maintain basic sanitation during their tenure. This is a result of their own misgovernance.'
Indian Express
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
MCD internal polls on June 2: Ward panels, two standing committee members to be picked
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will hold elections on June 2 to fill two seats in its 18-member financial and policy-making Standing Committee, which fell vacant following the resignation of councillors upon being elected as MLAs in February. The same day, elections for the post of chairperson and deputy chairperson of all 12 ward committees will also be held. The two councillors who had been elected as MLAs represented wards 164 and 74 of MCD. They served as members of the MCD's standing committee from the South Zone Wards Committee and the City-SP Zone Wards Committee. The elections to fill the two seats on the standing committee were scheduled to be held on May 21 but were postponed due to the military conflicts between India and Pakistan. The new date was announced on Monday, and elections will be held through a secret ballot. During the previous ward committee polls, the AAP had secured five of the 12 zonal committees, with the rest going to the BJP. However, the June 2 polls come in the wake of 15 councillors quitting AAP and forming an independent political outfit, called the Indraprastha Vikas Party. With this new front, AAP's numbers in the MCD have been reduced to 98. While the BJP has 117 councillors at present, the Congress has eight. The Standing Committee plays a key role in the civic body, with no proposal exceeding Rs 5 crore able to pass without its approval. The new defections, which include the former Leader of the House in the MCD, Mukesh Goel, may now further complicate its position in the upcoming civic leadership contests. This development came just weeks after the BJP regained control of the MCD by winning the mayoral elections, marking a critical reversal of fortunes after two years in opposition.
The Print
19-05-2025
- Politics
- The Print
15 MCD councillors resign from AAP, form new Indraprastha Vikas Party
Speaking to ANI, Himani Jain and Mukesh Goel stated that no significant work had been completed in the municipal corporation over the past 2.5 years due to internal conflicts. The councillors led by Himani Jain and Mukesh Goel flagged internal conflicts behind their resignation. They formed a new political party named the 'Indraprastha Vikas Party.' New Delhi: In an another setback for the Aam Aadmi Party months after the assembly poll drubbing, 15 councillors in Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) have resigned from the party's membership and announced the formation of a new party. 'We have formed a new party, Indraprastha Vikas Party. We have resigned from AAP. In the last 2.5 years, no work was done in the corporation which should have been done. We were in power, yet we did nothing… We have formed a new party because our ideology is to work for the development of Delhi… We will support the party which will work for the development of Delhi. So far, 15 councillors have resigned. More may join…,' Jain said. Mukesh Goel said, 'About 15 councillors have resigned from the primary membership of Aam Aadmi Party and formed a new party, Indraprastha Vikas Party. Despite being in power, we could not work for the service of the people of Delhi. We could not work due to internal conflicts…' Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Priyanka Kakkar alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is attempting to lure AAP councillors with financial incentives following the resignation of several councillors from the party. The AAP leader accused the BJP of resorting to such tactics to bolster its position in the municipal body. Speaking to ANI, Kakkar claimed, 'We had also told during the mayor election how the BJP had offered Rs five crore to our councillors to join their party. This time also they are trying to buy councillors, because the BJP still does not have enough members to form a standing committee or a ward committee, so they are trying these things…' (ANI) This report is auto-generated from ANI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content. Also Read: Kejriwal announces 'Nasha Mukti Yatra' in Punjab amid state's 'war against drugs'
India Gazette
18-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Setback for AAP as 15 councillors resign from party over
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): In an another setback for the Aam Aadmi Party months after the assembly poll drubbing, 15 councillors in Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) have resigned from the party's membership and announced the formation of a new party. The councillors led by Himani Jain and Mukesh Goel flagged internal conflicts behind their resignation. They formed a new political party named the 'Indraprastha Vikas Party.' Speaking to ANI, Himani Jain and Mukesh Goel stated that no significant work had been completed in the municipal corporation over the past 2.5 years due to internal conflicts. 'We have formed a new party, Indraprastha Vikas Party. We have resigned from AAP. In the last 2.5 years, no work was done in the corporation which should have been done. We were in power, yet we did nothing... We have formed a new party because our ideology is to work for the development of Delhi... We will support the party which will work for the development of Delhi. So far, 15 councillors have resigned. More may join...,' Jain said. Mukesh Goel said, 'About 15 councillors have resigned from the primary membership of Aam Aadmi Party and formed a new party, Indraprastha Vikas Party. Despite being in power, we could not work for the service of the people of Delhi. We could not work due to internal conflicts...' Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Priyanka Kakkar alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is attempting to lure AAP councillors with financial incentives following the resignation of several councillors from the party. The AAP leader accused the BJP of resorting to such tactics to bolster its position in the municipal body. Speaking to ANI, Kakkar claimed, 'We had also told during the mayor election how the BJP had offered Rs five crore to our councillors to join their party. This time also they are trying to buy councillors, because the BJP still does not have enough members to form a standing committee or a ward committee, so they are trying these things...' (ANI)
