Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Given Insulin In Tihar After Sugar Level Hits 320: Reports

According to the reports, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was given insulin in Tihar Jail at midnight after his sugar level spiked to 320. Notably, the Delhi CM and Aam Aadmi Party convenor is diabetic, and controversy over giving insulins to him has already created a row.

The news of giving insulin to Arvind Kejriwal came a day after the jailed Chief Minister expressed disappointment over the prison administration's behavior, and his party has been asking how can a person be denied of giving medicines in the light of human rights.

The reports said that it was the first time since his arrest, that an insulin dosage was given to CM as his health was deteriorating and blood sugar levels spiked.

The Enforcement Directorate arrested Arvind Kejriwal on March 21 in connection to a money laundering case related to now scrapped Delhi liquor policy.

Speaking to the media, Tihar Jail Director General (Prison), Sanjay Beniwal said the jail administration has a fixed time to give food to every prisoner, and through a court order, he (Arvind Kejriwal) gets home food.

"If it takes 5 to 7 minutes till the time it reaches him after checking, it is bound to happen. Around 900-1000 inmates have diabetes...I am managing between 900-1000 patients every day out of the inmate population. For me, these are not issues but if people raise it for political issues I do not enter into that", said Tihar top cop.

On CM Kejriwal's letter to the jail superintendent, he said, "20,000 people live in the jail everyone some issue- real and perceived. We have to arrange for their redressal as well...Every jail has a visiting judge, who monitors all the health needs, if where they live is clean and if they have access to legal redressal...They also listen to the inmate's grievances as well."

On the other hand, AAP leaders have continuously been calling it an attempt and conspiracy by BJP to kill Delhi CM.