The Aam Aadmi Party today alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is being pushed towards a "slow death" inside Tihar jail by denying him insulin and consultations with his doctor.
Arvind Kejriwal, who has Type-2 diabetes, has been asking for insulin and a video conferencing with his family doctor but his requests are being denied by the jail administration, party spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said in a press conference.
"I want to say with full responsibility that a conspiracy is underway for the slow death of Arvind Kejriwal," Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed citing blood sugar readings of the Chief Minister in jail.
He also slammed the Tihar administration, BJP, Centre and Delhi LG for allegedly denying insulin to Kejriwal and said the Delhi Chief Minister was suffering from diabetes for the last 20-22 years.
On Friday, the chief minister council Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi said mr Kejriwal has not been administered insulin to control his sugar levels since his arrest, terming it "shocking" and "alarming".
The ED had on Thursday claimed before the court that Kejriwal was eating food high in sugar like mangoes and sweets every day, despite having type 2 diabetes, to create grounds for medical bail.
Mer Kejriwal, however, refuted the ED's claims by asserting before a court that the food he consumed was in conformity with the diet chart prepared by his doctor.
"Out of 48 meals sent from home, only three times mangoes were there...," Mr Singhvi told the court.
Mr Bharadwaj said Mr Kejriwal was allowed by the court to use a machine in the jail to monitor his daily blood sugar levels.
"Overall, it was a conspiracy to finish Mr Kejriwal so his multiple organ damage and when he comes out of jail after 2-4 months he goes for treatment of kidney, heart and other organs," said Saurabh Bharadwaj, who holds the portfolio of health in Delhi government.
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