Arvind Kejriwal requests that insulin be provided to inmates in Delhi court; hearing today: AAP

Arvind Kejriwal requests that insulin be provided to inmates in Delhi court; hearing today: AAP

Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, filed a request to give insulin to inmates in Rouse Avenue Court on Friday. The Aam Aadmi Party said that Arvind Kejriwal’s petition will be heard by the court at 2:00 pm.

Arvind Kejriwal has asked for permission to see his doctor every day for fifteen minutes via video conference regarding his severe diabetes and erratic blood sugar levels. According to Live Law, he also wants to let his wife participate in and stay in the video conference.

The chief minister of Delhi claimed that since being placed under judicial custody, his blood sugar levels have been dangerously fluctuating because of acute diabetes, which puts his health at serious risk.

This development coincides with Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena’s request on Thursday for the director general of prisons to provide a factual report regarding the AAP’s claims that Arvind Kejriwal was not receiving insulin while incarcerated in Tihar. The Delhi cabinet minister Atishi, who was denied home-cooked food and insulin while in jail, claimed there was a plot to kill the chief minister, who was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the excise policy case. The charge was denied by the prison administration. This led to the L-G’s order.

“Shri VK Saxena @LtGovDelhi has expressed grave concern over reports based on statements by Ministers & AAP leaders alleging non-provision of insulin to Hon’ble CM Shri Arvind Kejriwal who is in jail & purported “conspiracies” against him,” the Raj Niwas stated.

“DG Prisons has been requested by Shri Saxena to provide a thorough and factual report on the subject within a day. Raj Niwas stated in a series of posts on X that “LG has guaranteed that no laxity with regards to CM’s health will be tolerated, even though prisons are a transferred subject that comes directly & entirely under the AAP Govt.”

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During a news conference, Atishi asserted that the chief minister’s requests for insulin had been turned down by the Tihar jail administration and that the ED and prison officials were resisting his efforts to set up a video conference with his physician.

His blood sugar level has continuously been higher than 300 mg/dL for the last few days, according to Atishi.

“Arvind Kejriwal has asked for insulin on several occasions, but it is not being given to him, and his blood sugar is rising. “There’s a plot to kill him, so they’re not giving him medicine,” she claimed.