‘Conspiracy to kill Kejriwal’; he is being denied insulin in jail: AAP Spokesperson
New Delhi: Delhi Cabinet Minister Atishi Marlena has said she is worried about the well-being of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in jail, alleging a conspiracy to jeopardise his health by depriving him of home-cooked food.
The Kashmir Media Service has reported that Kejriwal, 55, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21 in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.
Atishi addressed claims made by the ED in court that Kejriwal was deliberately eating sweet food like mangoes to increase his blood sugar levels in order to receive bail.
“From the past few days, Kejriwal’s sugar level is over 300 mg/dl, but he has been denied insulin by Tihar jail authorities. There’s a conspiracy to kill Kejriwal by stopping his home cooked food supply,” she alleged.
Atishi accused the ED of spreading misinformation about Kejriwal’s diet, contending that the federal agency’s claims before the court regarding his consumption of high-sugar foods like mangoes and sweets were false.
She asserted that Kejriwal was instead using artificial sweeteners and following a prescribed diet, including bananas, which are recommended for diabetes patients to maintain stable blood sugar levels.
“Any doctor will tell you that diabetes patients are asked to carry bananas or any toffee or chocolate because a drop in sugar-level can be dangerous for life. The ED said he is eating aloo-puri.
The ED should be afraid of God for lying so much. He ate puri only on the first day of Navratri. All these lies are being spread by the BJP and ED to stop the supply of home-cooked food to Kejriwal,” Atishi said.
Meanwhile, Delhi Minister Gopal Rai condemned the BJP for incarcerating Kejriwal during elections. Rai announced AAP’s plans for a widespread ‘Sankalp Sabha’ across 200 locations in Delhi to mobilize support for Kejriwal’s release, urging voters to express their dissatisfaction with the BJP’s actions through the ballot on May 25.
