Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court reserved the order on the plea moved by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal seeking direction to Jail Authorities to administer insulin and allow him to consult through video conferencing daily for 15 minutes with respect to his acute diabetes and fluctuating blood sugar level.
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court reserved the order on a plea moved by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal seeking direction to Jail Authorities to administer insulin and allow him to consult through video conferencing daily for 15 minutes with respect to his acute diabetes and fluctuating blood… https://t.co/bE7lh2uVXH
— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2024
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday moved a fresh application seeking direction to jail authorities to administer insulin and allow him to consult with doctors through video conferencing daily for 15 minutes for his acute diabetes and fluctuating blood sugar levels.
The plea also stated that the Delhi Chief Minister’s wife Sunita Kejriwal should also be allowed to join the consultation with Dr Ravichandra Rao, through video conference.
The plea further stated that from February 1 this year under careful medical supervision, Kejriwal was able to start the ‘Insulin Reversal Programme’ and the administration of insulin was discontinued. The strict medical supervision of a diabetes expert helped in effectively regulating glucose levels. The medicines, food and exercises would be titrated [continuously measured and adjusted] daily using a continuous glucose monitoring sensor in which blood sugars were monitored closely.
Due the such daily medical and dietary interventions and a tailor-made daily exercise
intervention- the applicant was successfully removed from exogenous insulin and switched to oral medication while maintaining optimal glucose levels during the program, stated the plea.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal filed a petition in Rouse Avenue Court to provide insulin in jail. The court will hear Kejriwal's petition at 2 pm: Aam Aadmi Party
— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2024
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleged in court on Thursday that Kejriwal, currently in Tihar jail, was deliberately consuming food items high in sugar to spike his blood sugar levels, potentially to bolster his case for bail. The agency claimed he was eating mangoes, sweets, and drinking tea with sugar, despite being a type-2 diabetes patient. Kejriwal’s counsel refuted these allegations, stating that they were withdrawing their application seeking video consultations with his regular doctor and would submit a revised application.
Responding to the ED’s claims, Delhi Minister Atishi asserted that there was a conspiracy to harm Kejriwal in jail, attributing his elevated blood sugar levels to the denial of insulin. She accused the ED of lying to prevent him from receiving home-cooked meals.
The court has requested a report from Tihar jail regarding Kejriwal’s diet since his imprisonment and has scheduled further hearings for April 19 at 2.pm.
This episode adds another layer to the ongoing feud between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the ED over Kejriwal’s treatment in custody since his arrest on March 21. The AAP has alleged mistreatment and a threat to Kejriwal’s health, while the ED maintains that he is receiving appropriate care.