Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of "messing" with the health of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is lodged in Tihar jail. The AAP leader said that Kejriwal’s medical report shows that anything can happen to him anytime.
"The BJP is messing with Kejriwal's health," Singh said, addressing a press conference.
"Initially, they were saying that he is eating sweets and trying to spike his sugar levels but now they are saying that he has reduced his food intake. Why will someone do this and pose a threat to their own life?” he said.
"There is a conspiracy to kill Kejriwal," he added.
On Saturday, the Aam Aadmi Party slammed Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's communication for allegedly insinuating that Kejriwal was "deliberately" making himself sick and accused the BJP of hatching a "sinister plan to kill" the AAP leader.
The LG office had sent out a communication to the chief secretary on Friday stating that Saxena has expressed concern over the "non-consumption" of prescribed medical diet and medicines by Kejriwal, lodged in Tihar jail under judicial custody. The Delhi LG has also asked officer to find out the reason over "non-consumption of prescribed medical diet and medicines from him.
Citing a report by Tihar Jail's Superintendent (Prison) — regarding the health status of Kejriwal — the communication noted that it brings out the face that there are several instances of "willful low-calorie intake" by the chief minister, despite sufficient home-cooked food being provided to him.
It was also claimed in the report that Kejriwal refused to take insulin before dinner on July 7.