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Anger in Delhi as Arvind

Kejriwal alleges no access to doctors

and insulin in Tihar

The Rouse Avenue court on Friday granted time to the counsel for Arvind Kejriwal

to file rejoinder on the reply of Enforcement Directorate

OUR BUREAU vention by the ED. The agency has
no other business than opposing ap-
New Delhi
plications moved by Kejriwal.
n a dramatic move on Friday, After hearing the submissions,
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Ke- the Court listed the matter for filing
Ijriwal moved a fresh application of rejoinder on May 4.
seeking direction to jail authorities Meanwhile, Delhi Minister and
to administer insulin and allow him Aam Aadmi Party leader Gopal Rai
to consult with doctors through vid- on Thursday launched a scathing at-
eo conferencing daily for 15 minutes tack on the Bharatiya Janata Party
for his acute diabetes and fluctuating (BJP) saying that a Chief Minister
blood sugar levels. (Arvind Kejriwal) who worked for
The plea also stated that the the public was put in jail in the mid-
Delhi Chief Minister’s wife Sunita dle of elections.
Kejriwal should also be allowed to “Every person who elected
join the consultation with Dr Ravi- Arvind Kejriwal as the CM is an-
chandra Rao, through video confer- gry. We hold ‘Sankalp Sabha’ in 200
ence. The plea further stated that places in the city. Using the power of
from February 1 this year under their vote on 25 May, the people of
careful medical supervision, Kejriwal Delhi will give an answer, and bring
was able to start the ‘Insulin Rever- Delhi Ministers Gopal Rai and Saurabh Bharadwaj address the media Arvind Kejriwal out of jail.” he said.
sal Programme’ and the administra- after visiting the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in New Delhi on He further stated that the peo-
tion of insulin was discontinued. The ple of Delhi will end this dictatorship
strict medical supervision of a diabe- Wednesday (ANI Photo/Sanjay Shamra) by the BJP by exercising their right
tes expert helped in effectively regu- to vote. The answer will be given on
lating glucose levels. The medicines, his sugar levels. He has neither been ments filed along with the Complaint. May 25.
food and exercises would be titrated able to follow the Insulin Reversal Meanwhile, a Public Interest
[continuously measured and adjust- Programme nor being administered Additional Chief Metropolitan Litigation (PIL) has been moved in
ed] daily using a continuous glucose insulin to control his blood sugar lev- Delhi High Court seeking direction
monitoring sensor in which blood els, stated the plea. Magistrate (ACMM) Divya Mal- to grant extraordinary interim bail
sugars were monitored closely. While being in judicial custody, hotra, after hearing the sub- to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in
Due the such daily medical the applicant was seen by a doctor all the criminal cases. The plea stat-
and dietary interventions and a tai- who is not even a diabetologist, and missions of senior advocate Ra- ed that to fulfil the responsibilities of
lor-made daily exercise interven- therefore, despite repeated requests mesh Gupta and ASG S V Raju, the Chief Minister of the National
tion- the applicant was successfully by the applicant a basic administra- Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, the
removed from exogenous insulin and tion of insulin was also not provided, granted time to file rejoinder physical presence of Arvind Kejriwal
switched to oral medication while the plea alleged. and listed the matter on May 4. is required in his office and home “24
maintaining optimal glucose levels Meanwhile, the Rouse Avenue Hours X 7 days a week” to take quick
during the program, stated the plea. court on Friday granted time to the decisions for the welfare of the pub-
Due to his arrest on March 21, counsel for Arvind Kejriwal to file re- Senior Advocate Ramesh Gupta lic at large.
the applicant was incapacitated and joinder on the reply of Enforcement appeared for Kejriwal and submitted The trial court, on April 15, ex-
was unable to follow the said Insu- Directorate (ED). Senior advocate that they could not get instructions tended the judicial custody of Arvind
lin Reversal Programme, stated the appearing for Kejriwal said that they due to the arrest of Kejriwal. Sr. Ad- Kejriwal till April 23. The ED alleged
plea. It is shocking and also alarm- could not take instructions as he has vocate Gupta submitted that Kejriw- that the Aam Adami Party (AAP) is
ing that from the date of his arrest been arrested by the ED. The agency al has 30 litigation cases all over the the major beneficiary of the proceeds
i.e. March 21, the applicant has not has already filed a reply on Kejriwal’s country. But we are not able to get of crime generated in the alleged li-
been administered insulin to control plea seeking supply of deficient docu- the legal interview because of inter- quor scam.

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