Arvind Kejriwal health: Court reserves order on plea moved by Delhi CM

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Friday (Apr 19) reserved the order on a plea moved by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking direction to Jail Authorities to administer insulin.

Kejriwal is also seeking approval for a consultation through video conferencing daily for 15 minutes with respect to his acute diabetes and fluctuating blood sugar level.

After hearing the submissions from all sides, Special Judge Kaveri Baweja said, "I will pass the order on April 22, 2024. Meanwhile asked Tihar and ED to file a detailed reply by tomorrow."

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said in court that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was deliberately eating mangoes, sweets, and other high-carb food to raise his blood sugar level to build a case for bail.

Special Counsel Zoheb Hossain for ED told Special Judge Rakesh Syal of Rouse Avenue Court that Kejriwal is doing this to create grounds for bail.

The counsel said that the Delhi chief minister has been consuming mangoes, sweets, etc., in jail irrespective of saying that he has high sugar levels.

After ED's claim, Delhi Minister Atishi on Thursday alleged that there is a "huge conspiracy" to kill Kejriwal. She further claimed that the Delhi Chief Minister was denied "access to home-cooked food and insulin while in jail".

"For the past several days, his blood sugar level has been consistently above 300 mg/dL. Despite Kejriwal's repeated requests, he is not being given insulin, and his sugar level is increasing. He is not being given medication because there is a plot to kill him," she alleged.

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Atishi's claims were rejected by the Tihar jail administration as they said that his fasting sugar level remained within acceptable parameters and never exceeded 300.

As reported by PTI, citing a jail official based on anonymity, "As per the court orders, he has been served home-cooked food and medicines. His health is being watched and looked after by two doctors in the jail."

"The Tihar jail has 250 patients having sugar issues, which include Kejriwal. All of them are looked after by the doctors in their jails," he added.

(With inputs from agencies)