Achi news desk-
Atishi, AAP workers carrying insulin gather outside Tihar Jail
New Delhi: Delhi Minister Atishi accompanied by dozens of insulin-carrying AAP workers gathered outside West Delhi’s Tihar Jail on Sunday, alleging that jailed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s blood sugar levels had soared past the 300 mark.
“We are here representing AAP workers and the people of Delhi, bringing insulin. The Tihar administration has stopped providing insulin at the behest of the BJP. Kejriwal used to need 54 units of insulin. His sugar level has remained at 300 for the last 10 days. Such high levels require insulin” , Atchi said.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP are harboring hostility towards Kejriwal and endangering his life. Such high sugar levels can have life-threatening consequences,” she said, adding, “We are here to transfer the insulin to Tihar administration.”
Earlier, the Tihal Jail administration claimed in a report submitted to Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena that CM Kejriwal was on insulin for the past few years, which he stopped a few months ago after consulting a doctor in Telangana, and at the time of his arrest he was taking only a basic oral anti-diabetic drug called Metformin.
The report, citing medical records from the RML Hospital in the national capital, claimed that CM Kejriwal was not advised of any insulin or any requirement for insulin was noted in his case, adding that the Chief Minister was on oral anti-diabetic medicine.
CM Kejriwal, who was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged excise policy scam, is lodged in Jail No. 2. He is in judicial custody till April 23.
On April 18, LG Saxena directed DG Prisons to submit a factual and comprehensive report within 24 hours after AAP leader Atishi alleged that CM Kejriwal’s sugar levels had risen significantly after jail authorities failed to provide him with insulin despite repeated requests.
On the same day, the ED told a Delhi court that CM Kejriwal deliberately ate mangoes and other high-carbohydrate food to raise his sugar level to build a case for his bail.
