Navjot Sidhu visits Rajindra hospital for check-up amid concerns about being allergic to wheat
Chandigarh, May 23: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, lodged in Patiala central prison to serve a one-year jail term in a 1988 road rage death case, was taken to Rajindra Hospital in Patiala under heavy security on Monday morning for medical examination, official sources said.
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The cricketer-turned-politician's counsel HPS Verma said Sidhu has sought a special diet in jail. He said a board of doctors will carry out a detailed medical examination of Sidhu at the hospital.
"The board of doctors will see what special diet is required and then it will submit its report in a local court (in Patiala)," Verma said over the phone.
According to the counsel, Sidhu cannot consume wheat, sugar, 'maida' and some other food items. "He can have berries, papaya, guava, double-toned milk and food items which do not have fibre and carbohydrates," Verma said.
After the board of doctors carry out a medical examination, a report will be submitted in the court of chief judicial magistrate, he said.
The
58-year-old
Congress
leader
suffers
from
medical
conditions
like
embolism
and
has
a
liver
ailment.
In
2015,
Sidhu
also
underwent
treatment
for
acute
deep
vein
thrombosis
(DVT)
at
a
hospital
in
Delhi.
DVT
is
caused
by
a
blood
clot
in
a
deep
vein
which
hinders
the
normal
blood
flow.
Several Congress supporters reached Rajindra Hospital after Sidhu was brought there.
The former Punjab Congress chief on May 20 was sent to Patiala central jail after he surrendered before a local court. He has been sentenced to one-year rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme Court in a 1988 road rage death case.
The
apex
court
had
sentenced
Sidhu
in
the
34-year-old
case,
saying
any
undue
sympathy
in
imposing
an
inadequate
sentence
would
do
more
harm
to
the
justice
system
and
undermine
the
public
confidence
in
the
efficacy
of
law.
A
65-year-old
man,
named
Gurnam
Singh,
had
died
in
the
incident.