Insulin row: AIIMS doctors to examine Kejriwal on court order

The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi on Monday directed the AIIMS to constitute a medical board to examine Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to determine whether he needs insulin to control his sugar levels and consider his other medical issues.

Special Judge Kaveri Baweja passed the order while declining Kejriwal’s plea for video consultation with his doctor.

On April 19, the Court had reserved its order on a plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, seeking directions to Tihar jail authorities to administer insulin and allow him to consult doctors via video conferencing daily for 15 minutes due to his acute diabetes and fluctuating blood sugar levels.

The plea also alleged, “It is shocking that from the date of his arrest, Kejriwal has not been administered insulin to control his sugar levels. While in judicial custody, he was seen by a doctor who is not even a diabetologist.”

Kejriwal’s plea concluded by stating, “It is shocking that ED apprehends that a person would deliberately cause such an alarming hike in sugar level and risk his life to get medical bail. This only demonstrates a serious lack of probity, fairness, and the vendetta and arbitrariness with which ED is conducting itself unabashedly against the Applicant.”

During the day Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote a letter to superintendent of Tihar jail, claiming he has been asking for insulin every day and that AIIMS doctors never said there was no reason to worry about his diabetic condition.

Kejariwal alleged that the Tihar administration issued a “false and misleading” statement under “political pressure”.