The Delhi Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj criticised the BJP and Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena for withholding insulin from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, claiming that a slow demise is being orchestrated against the AAP chief.
This comes amid the report submitted by the Tihar authorities to the LG claiming that Kejriwal himself has said that he has not been taking insulin dosages since a few months on the advice of a Telangana doctor.
Addressing a press conference, Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said 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. The remark comes a day after a Delhi court reserved its order on AAP's plea demanding insulin and Kejriwal's doctor's consultation inside the prison.
Stating that the refusal to provide insulin raises serious questions, Bhardwaj questioned whether the authorities are prepared to handle any potential health crisis that may arise to Kejriwal. “As Arvind Kejriwal's health hangs in the balance, the refusal to grant basic medical care stands in stark contrast to the Kejriwal administration's efforts in providing healthcare access to the people of Delhi,” he said.
"I want to say with full responsibility that a conspiracy is underway for the slow death of Kejriwal," 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 had been suffering from diabetes for the last 20-22 years.
Meanwhile, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said that the detailed report issued by the doctors and administration of Tihar Jail on the health of Kejriwal, his sugar levels, the number of sugar patients in Tihar, and the availability of sugar medications including insulin in jail has dispelled the false campaign by the AAP that its chief is not getting sugar medicines in jail.
“The medical report of the jail doctors has clarified that Kejriwal, upon the advice of a private doctor in Telangana, had not been taking insulin injections for several months. After the medical report, it is now clear that there is no shortage of sugar medications in jail, and no doctor has recommended insulin for him yet,” Sachdeva said, adding that it would be better for the party to stop false and misleading politics regarding Kejriwal's health.
Bhardwaj said, “As a health minister, I'm saying that in Mohalla Clinics, dispensaries, and hospitals, elders come to get the most sugar medication, they take medicines for the entire month. Once a person is on insulin, the effect of oral medication doesn't work, only insulin can control it.”
Claiming that there is conspiracy to kill Kejriwal in jail, Bharadwaj, who holds the portfolio of health in Delhi government, said, "Overall, it was a conspiracy to finish Kejriwal so his multiple organ damage and when he comes out of jail after two to four months he goes for treatment of kidney, heart and other organs," said
He claimed that despite rising sugar levels, the jail administration is saying it's a lie and are referring to doctors who claim everything is fine. “He has been repeatedly telling the doctors and the jail authorities that his sugar level is increasing and hence needs insulin. They're saying they won't give him insulin. Now, when it has come to the point that the doctor, and jail authorities are not willing to provide insulin, an elected Chief Minister is having to file a petition in court, stating that his insulin level has been continuously increasing for the past 15 days,” Bhardwaj alleged.
Questioning the jail authorities, he said, “Why is he not being given insulin? Irrational arguments are being given on this. News is being planted by the jail administration, central government, and LG, regarding the same,” he shared.
Senior AAP leaders said, “CM Arvind Kejriwal was administered 28 units of Novarapid (before three meals) and 22 units of Lanctus (in the night). A total of 50 units of insulin was being administered to him every day. From February 1 onwards, under careful medical supervision, CM started on ‘Insulin Reversal Programme’ and the administration of insulin was discontinued and replaced by oral medication. However, the same required careful and close medical supervision,”
Further, the AAP party said, “CM Arvind Kejriwal was following the said program till the date of his arrest March 21 after which he was incapacitated and was unable to follow the said Insulin Reversal Programme. Hence, CM Arvind Kejriwal, who is a severe Type-II Insulin dependent diabetic, has to be restored to administration of insulin to manage his sugar levels,” amid the report by jail authorities that state otherwise.
