Frail-Looking Satyendar Jain Brought To Delhi Hospital, Gets Examined For Spinal Problem

Lodged at Delhi's Tihar Jail since his arrest last year, former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain was taken to the Safdarjung Hospital for examination of a spinal problem.

Jailed AAP leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain was on Monday taken to the Safdarjung Hospital in the national capital to inspect a spinal problem. He was examined by doctors for a second opinion after he was taken to the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Hospital on Saturday. Jain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on May 31, 2022, in connection with a money laundering case. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal while wishing his former cabinet colleague a speedy recovery, attacked the Modi government for its "arrogance and atrocities" on his former cabinet colleague.

Lodged at Delhi's Tihar Jail since his arrest in connection with a money laundering case last year, Jain was taken to the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Hospital on Saturday but as he wanted a second opinion, he was taken to the Safdarjung Hospital, a senior jail official told news agency PTI.

He was examined by doctors at the Safdarjung Hospital for a spine problem, PTI reported an official as saying.

"Jain visited the neurosurgery OPD in the morning and after being examined by the doctors there, he left. He was accompanied by police," a spokesperson of the Safdarjung Hospital said, as quoted by PTI.

Blaming the Modi government for Jain's condition, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wished the former Delhi health minister a speedy recovery.

"I pray to god for his better health. The people of Delhi are watching the arrogance and atrocities of the BJP. Even god will not forgive these oppressors. In this struggle, the people are with us and god is by our side. We are followers of Bhagat Singh and our fight against oppression, injustice and dictatorship will continue," he tweeted in Hindi.

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh also targeted the BJP and accused them of "wanting to kill" Jain.

"Clap and celebrate, BJP but remember he (Jain) is the same man who tested Covid positive, lost his father yet didn't hesitate to serve the people of Delhi. The BJP wants to kill Satyendar Jain. This level of cruelty is not acceptable, Modi ji," he said in a tweet in Hindi.

Last week Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Satyendar Jain, had told the Supreme Court the former minister has lost 35 kg and virtually became a skeleton. He is also suffering from various ailments, he had said, as per PTI.