India, Dec. 24 -- Lt Governor of Ladakh Kavinder Gupta on Tuesday deferred an official programme to facilitate the emergency air evacuation of a critically ill patient from Leh to Srinagar, officials said.

The gesture was warmly welcomed by Ladakh BJP president Khachu Tashi who praised the LG for demonstrating exemplary humanitarian leadership by prioritising a medical emergency over an official programme.

The officials said Gupta was scheduled to take part in an official event this morning but decided to defer the programme after receiving a request for airlifting of a 67-year-old critically ill patient from SNM hospital Leh to Soura Medical Institute in Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir).

On December 12, the Lt Governor inaugurated the new...