PATIYALA: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was convicted in the road rage case for the murder of Gurnam Singh, a native of Patiala, will work for a daily wage of Rs 90 from now onwards. Sidhu will be working as a clerk in the Patiala jail.

The first three months will be the training period. Afterwards, Sidhu’s job will be to compile and record court verdicts. He will not receive wage for the first three months. Later, he will receive around Rs 40-90 daily. The wage will be determined in accordance with his efficiency in job.

As a prominent political leader, Sidhu has to do only the work in his own barrack. The files for work will be brought to his cell by the officers. The special diet requested by Sidhu has been approved. After going through the medical examination report, the court has directed the jail department to provide the diet as recommended by the medical board.

Sidhu, who suffers from several health problems, does not eat wheat, sugar, maida, oily food and tea among others. He follows a high fibre, low-carbohydrate and low fat diet primarily comprising fruits and vegetables and avoiding desi ghee, butter or any other saturated fatty oils.

Diet recommended by Medical Board

In the early morning, the board has recommended Rosemary tea, white gourd juice or coconut water, while in the breakfast it has asked for a cup of lactose-free milk with one tablespoon of flax, sunflower, melon and chia seeds mixture. It has recommended five to six almonds, one walnut and two pecan nuts daily.

In the mid-morning meal, it has made three recommendations: a glass of juice (beetroot, bottle gourd, cucumber, mosambi, tulsi and mint leaves, amla, carrot and aloe vera), or any of fruit like watermelon, kiwi, strawberry, guava, apple and bale, or sprouted black chana (25 grams), green gram dal (25) with cucumber/tomatoes with half lemon and avocado.

In lunch, the board has suggested one bowl of cucumber or bottle gourd and one bowl of seasonal vegetables with one chapati that has to be prepared with a mixture of sorghum flour, singhara and ragi flours. On alternate day, he can have beetroot raita and green salad with lassi.

In the evening, a cup of low-fat milk tea with 25 grams of paneer slice or tofu with half lemon has been suggested. In the dinner, Sidhu has been given the option for mixed vegetables and dal soup or black chana soup, followed by sauteed green vegetables (200 grams). At bed time, Sidhu can have chamomile tea, one tablespoon of psyllium husk with half glass of warm water.

Navjot Singh Sidhu was convicted after a legal battle of 34 years. The incident in connection with the case took place on December 27, 1988. As per the case, Sidhu had allegedly thrashed a man amid a road dispute, which had resulted in the man’s death. Earlier, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had sentenced Sidhu to a three-year imprisonment.

Sidhu had approached the apex court questioning the HC order. Even though Sidhu was able to get a favourable verdict, the court sentenced him to one-year imprisonment on a review petition filed by slain Gurnam Singh’s relatives.