ED claims Kejriwal on high-sugar diet for bail; Atishi alleges plot to kill

Alishi says ED lied about Kejriwal’s diet and he is being denied insulin

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is consuming high-sugar foods like mangoes and sweets every day despite having type 2 diabetes to create grounds for medical bail.

Delhi Cabinet minister Atishi, meanwhile, claimed there was a plot to kill Kejriwal, who has been arrested by the ED in the excise policy case, by denying him homecooked food and insulin in jail, a charge rejected by the prison authorities.

Special Judge Kaveri Baweja, overseeing CBI and ED cases, ordered Tihar jail officials to submit a report on Kejriwal's dietary habits, including a detailed diet chart. The report is expected by Friday, coinciding with the court's next session on the matter.

Earlier in the court, the ED claimed that Kejriwal was consuming such foods to seek bail on medical grounds, or shift to a hospital.

"Kejriwal is consciously consuming items like tea with sugar, mango, banana, sweets (1 or 2 pieces), poori, aaloo sabji, etc. on regular basis, despite being a patient of diabetes mellitus type 2 and knowing very well that consumption of such items results in increase in blood sugar.

This is being done to create a medical emergency to obtain sympathetic treatment from the court of law on medical grounds," the ED told the court.