Conspiracy against CM, says Atishi; publicity stunt, alleges BJP

LIKENING HIM to an Indian freedom fighter denied food and medicines behind bars, Delhi Minister and senior AAP leader Atishi on Friday accused the Bjpled Centre of “torturing” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by not providing him insulin and other medicines in Tihar Jail. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) termed the allegations a publicity stunt.

Atishi alleged the Enforcement directorate( ed) and Tihar administration were working in tandem with the BJP as per a conspiracy tokeepkejriw al from medical care even as she countered the central agency's allegations that the AAP convener was eating mangoes to raise his sugar levels in order to secure bail.

“For the first time in independent India’ s history, a person in judicial custody is being stopped from taking medicine… He is not

AAP leader and Delhi minister Atishi a gangster or a terrorist, but a thrice elected Chief Minister,” Atishi said.

“He used to take 54 units of insulinas instructed by his doctor …. The Bjp-led central government and PM Modi are plotting something against the Delhi CM by not allowing him his medicines… his insulin,” she added.

Atishi alleged the Tihar administration deliberately shared Kejriwal’ s diet and medical details with theed, which the latter used against his bail appeal. “Under which legal provision did the ti h ar administration share the information with the ED ?… If it has to share anything, it must share with the court only,” she asked.

“Did a a pm ix cash in his rot is? Was ed investigating whether instead of sweetener inKejriwal’ s tea, someone had added Rs 45 crore?” she asked as she accused the agency of being a “subsidiary organisation of the BJP”.

“All this indicates that there’ s a big conspiracy to stop Kejriwal’s insulin... this is being done...in the manner the British government treated jailed freedom fighters by stopping their medications, their food,” the minister said.

On allegations that the cm ate eggs during Navratri, she said his diet plan was changed in view of the festival, adding eggs were replaced with upma and poha.

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva accused the AAP of seeking to garner sympathy through“publicity stunt ”. he said, “The AAP is running a campaign to gather public sympathy for Kejriwal...by comparing him to freedom fighters, the a a ph as hurt the feelings of countrymen.”

(The writer is an intern with The Indian Express)