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Tihar jail authorities said on Sunday that a senior doctor from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) provided consultation to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal through video conferencing, reports said on Sunday.
The jail administration said this in response to AAP leaders Saurav Bharadwaj’s charge and said appropriate senior experts from AIIMS provided consultation to Kejriwal through video conference on Saturday.
“After a 40-minute detailed consultation, Kejriwal was assured that there was no serious concern and was advised to continue with the prescribed medicines, which will be evaluated and reviewed regularly,” a jail official was quoted as saying by PTI.
Meanwhile, officials said the 40-minute consultation was provided to Kejriwal on Saturday following a request by the Prime Minister’s wife Sunita Kejriwal.
“The video conference was organized by the Tihar Jail administration on the request of Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal. Apart from a senior specialist from the hospital, Tihar medical officials were also on call,” PTI reported.
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The jailed Prime Minister’s complete Glucose Monitoring Sensor record, as well as details of his diet and medications, were checked during the consultation, the report added.
“However, the issue of insulin was not raised by Arvind Kejriwal or suggested by the doctors during the video consultation,” a Tihar jail source was quoted as saying.
The Tihar jails statement came amid the row over the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders’ claim that there was no Diabetes Specialist in the jail.
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AAP leader Sanjay Singh claimed that “insulin is not given to Arvind Kejriwal. If a diabetic patient is not given insulin on time, it becomes a matter of life and death for them”.
He claimed that this was “a conspiracy to kill” Kejriwal. “I believe the people of Delhi will give a befitting response to this crime on May 25 by voting,” Singh added.
Delhi minister Atishi said Kejriwal ‘has been a diabetic patient for the past 30 years and “his sugar level reached 300” on Sunday.
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“Doctors will tell you that this cannot be managed without insulin and if the Tihar jail administration denies providing insulin then Arvind Kejriwal’s life is in danger. Who will be responsible for this?” said the Delhi Minister.
Meanwhile, AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said, “The Tihar jail report is a bundle of lies… First, the sugar has been measured randomly and whenever the sugar level was low, only that record is in the report. It is a conspiracy to kill Arvind Kejriwal.”
‘Tihar demands a diabetologist’
Bharadwaj on Sunday claimed that the Tihar authorities have now asked for a diabetologist from AIIMS contrary to their earlier stand that adequate medical facilities for diabetics are present in the jail.
“Yesterday (April 20), the Director General (Prisons) wrote to AIIMS asking to post a diabetologist in Tihar. Kejriwal has been staying in Tihar for almost 20 days and they are only asking for a diabetologist now,” Bharadwaj said at a press conference.
“On the one hand, the Tihar administration says they have medical facilities and then they write to AIIMS, asking for a diabetologist,” the AAP leader said.
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Published: 21 April 2024, 04:22 PM IST
