Diabetic Kejriwal eating mangoes, sweets in custody to raise blood sugar and seek medical bail: ED
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in jail in the liquor policy case, is deliberately eating sweets and mangoes to raise his blood sugar, the Enforcement Directorate alleged in a Delhi court on Thursday, Bar and Bench reported.
The Aam Aadmi Party, on the other hand, alleged a conspiracy to kill Kejriwal in jail by denying him insulin and other medicines for his diabetes.
Zoheb Hossain, the counsel representing the central law enforcement agency, alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party chief, who is diabetic, plans to apply for bail on medical grounds citing fluctuations in his blood sugar levels.
The court was hearing an application moved by Kejriwal seeking permission to monitor his sugar levels continuously and to consult his doctor.
Advocate Vivek Jain, representing Kejriwal, objected to the Enforcement Directorate’s claims and said that the agency was making allegations “only for the media”. However, he withdrew the plea and said that he would file a better application.
The court sought a report from Tihar Jail officials about Kejriwal’s dietary chart, Bar and Bench reported. The hearing in the matter will resume on Friday.
“The Enforcement Directorate has repeatedly lied in the court,” Delhi minister Atishi said in a press conference later. “ED told the court that Arvind Kejriwal is drinking sweet tea and eating sweets…[He] is allowed tea...