Tihar jail sought diabetologist for Arvind Kejriwal despite claim of having adequate facilities: AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday countered the Tihar jail authorities’ claim of there being adequate medical facilities in the prison by sharing a letter by the Director General of Prisons to the All India Institute of Medical Science requesting a diabetologist for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

This comes as the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party chief, a diabetic, was deliberately eating sweets and mangoes to raise his blood sugar, which he could then cite to seek bail. The Aam Aadmi Party, on the other hand, has alleged a conspiracy to kill Kejriwal in jail by denying him insulin and other medicines for his diabetes.

On Friday, the central law enforcement agency had told the court that Tihar jail was well equipped to deal with Kejriwal’s dietary and medical requirements.

However, on Sunday, Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj shared the letter Tihar jail’s Director General Sanjay Baniwal had written to the All India Institute of Medical Science in Delhi on Saturday. Baniwal had requested for an endocrinologist or diabetologist for the chief minister.

“Till now the jail administration was saying that they have everything available,” Bharadwaj said. “There is a diabetes specialist doctor. Now the jail DG [director general] has written a letter to AIIMS yesterday and sought a...

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