Arvind Kejriwal being slowly pushed to death; AAP raises serious allegation

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested in the excise policy case, is slowly being pushed to death. Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bhardwaj alleged that a conspiracy is being hatched to kill Kejriwal inside Tihar jail.

Bharadwaj alleged that Kejriwal, who is diabetic, is "slowly being pushed towards death" by denying doctor consultation or insulin.

"Arvind Kejriwal has been suffering from diabetes for 20-22 years. He has been on insulin for 12 years. Once a patient goes on insulin, his sugar can be controlled only with insulin. Why is the jail administration not giving him insulin? Isn't a conspiracy being hatched to kill Arvind Kejriwal? When Kejriwal gets released from jail after months, he will have to seek treatment for damaged organs like kidneys and heart. To slowly push him towards death?" Bharadwaj said.

The AAP came up with the allegation after a Delhi court reserved order on a plea moved by Kejriwal seeking direction to Tihar jail authorities to administer insulin and allow him to consult doctors through video conferencing daily for 15 minutes with respect to his acute diabetes and fluctuating blood sugar level.

Earlier, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had alleged that Kejriwal was consuming mangoes, aloo poori and sweets to increase his blood sugar levels in order to get bail. However, Kejriwal's lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi asked whether Kejriwal would sacrifice his health to get bail.