Kejriwal given insulin in Tihar after spike in sugar level; AAP welcomes move

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been administered a "low dose" of insulin after his blood sugar level spiked, officials of Tihar jail here said on Tuesday.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) welcomed this news received on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti and said the development was the result of the blessings of the deity.

Delhi Cabinet minister Atishi said in a post on X in Hindi, "Jai Bajrang Bali! Good news received on Hanuman Jayanti. Tihar administration finally gave insulin to Arvind Kejriwal ji. This is the result of the blessings of Hanuman ji and the struggle of the people of Delhi. Even in this time of struggle, the blessings of Bajrang Bali remain on all of us."

बजरंग बली की जय 🕉️🚩

हनुमान जयंती पर मिली ख़ुशख़बरी - तिहाड़ प्रशासन ने आख़िरकर अरविंद केजरीवाल जी को insulin दी।

यह हनुमान जी के आशीर्वाद और दिल्ली वालों के संघर्ष का नतीजा है। इस संघर्ष के दौर में भी बजरंग बली का आशीर्वाद हम सब पर बना हुआ है 🙏🏼#KejriwalGetsInsulin

— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) April 23, 2024

Her cabinet colleague Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that the officials were deliberately not giving Kejriwal insulin.

"Today it became clear that the chief minister was right, he needed insulin. But the officials under the BJP-led Centre were deliberately not treating him. Tell me BJP people! If there was no need for insulin, why are they giving it now? Because the whole world is cursing them," he said in a post on X in Hindi.

आज साफ़ हो गया मुख्यमंत्री सही थे, उन्हें इन्सुलिन की ज़रूरत थी। मगर भाजपा की केंद्र सरकार के अधीन अधिकारी जानबूझकर उनका इलाज नहीं कर रहे थे।

बताओ भाजपा वालों !
अगर इन्सुलिन की ज़रूरत ही नहीं है तो अब क्यों दे रहे हैं ?

क्योंकि पूरी दुनिया इनपर लानत भेज रही है ।

— Saurabh Bharadwaj (@Saurabh_MLAgk) April 23, 2024

According to a Tihar official, Kejriwal was given two units of low dose insulin on Monday evening on the advice of AIIMS doctors.

His blood sugar level reading was found to be 217 around 7 pm, following which the doctors at Tihar looking after him decided to give him the insulin, the official said.  AIIMS specialists, during a video conference with the chief minister on April 20, had advised Tihar doctors that insulin could be given to him if his sugar level crosses a certain level, he added.

The Delhi chief minister was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money-laundering case linked to the Delhi government''s now-scrapped excise policy. He is lodged in Tihar jail since April 1.