Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj of the AAP lashed out at the Tihar jail administration, accusing them of a 180-degree turnabout, and restated the party's assertion that preparations were being made for Arvind Kejriwal's "slow death" behind bars.
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) refuted the prison officials' assertion that Tihar jail had sufficient medical facilities by sharing a letter from the Director General of Prisons asking for a top AIIMS physician for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
AAP Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj criticized the jail administration, calling it a "flip-flop," and restated the party's assertion that Arvind Kejriwal's "slow death" in custody was the result of a plot.
Sanjay Baniwal, Director General of Prisons, asked AIIMS yesterday in a letter to send Mr. Kejriwal a renowned diabetologist.
The jail administration stated shortly after the AAP Ministers' accusation of flip-flopping that a top physician from AIIMS was consulted via video conference at the Chief Minister's wife Sunita Kejriwal's request.
"After a detailed consultation, Arvind Kejriwal was assured that there was no serious concern and was advised to continue with the prescribed medicines, which will be evaluated and reviewed on a regular basis," the government stated in a statement.
Mr. Bharadwaj and Minister Atishi of Delhi had stated yesterday that Mr. Kejriwal is being forced to die a "slow death" since he isn't getting insulin or getting to see his physicians”
Before being imprisoned, Mr. Kejriwal reportedly took 50 units of insulin per day, according to Atishi. "There is a plot afoot to assassinate Mr. Kejriwal in prison under the BJP's command. "What is the issue for the Tihar administration to provide insulin to the chief minister, who has been taking it for 12 years?" she questioned.
According to the Tihar authorities, Mr. Kejriwal can receive insulin "as and when required" and there is sufficient supply of the drug available in the jail dispensary.
The Enforcement Directorate detained Mr. Kejriwal on March 21 in relation to a money-laundering investigation involving the Delhi government's since-canceled excise scheme.
A medicine specialist examined the chief minister's health on April 10 and April 15, and the Tihar report stated that Mr. Kejriwal was "neither advised any insulin nor any requirement of any insulin was indicated" based on the medical data from RML Hospital.
It is "incorrect to state that Mr. Kejriwal was denied insulin at any point in time" throughout his treatment, the doctor said, and oral anti-diabetic medications were recommended.
Mr. Kejriwal was examined by the medical expert, who concluded, "Considering all parameters and vitals of undertrial prisoner (Mr. Kejriwal) since his lodgment in judicial custody, his blood sugar levels are not alarming, and administration of insulin is not required as of now."
In order to support Arvind Kejriwal's request for medical bail, the ED informed the court that, despite having type 2 diabetes, he often consumed foods rich in sugar, such as mangoes and sweets.
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal had been eating high-sugar foods like "sweets, laddoos, bananas, mangoes, fruit chaat, fried food, namkeen, bhujia, sweetened tea, poori-aloo, pickles and other high cholesterol food on a regular basis," according to the administration, which had previously requested a diet plan for him.
But Mr. Kejriwal denied the ED's allegations in court, stating that the food he ate followed the diet plan his physician had prescribed.
