Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday expressed apprehension that his deputy Manish Sisodia and Health Minister Satyendar Jain may be forced out of the L-G office, where they are staging a sit-in.
Kejriwal’s comments came after a team of doctors and medical staff reached Raj Niwas to conduct a health check of the ministers.
“Why r they planning to take them forcefully? It is just 4 days. Both of them r fit. They r fighting for the people of Delhi (sic),” Kejriwal tweeted.
Why r they planning to take them forcefully? It is just 4 days. Both of them r fit. They r fighting for the people of Delhi. https://t.co/ejg8mozb6X
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) June 15, 2018
Jain and Sisodia have been on an indefinite hunger strike since Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, at the L-G office to press for their demands, including directions to IAS officers to end their undeclared “strike”.
Sisodia also released a video from the L-G office and warned that if they are forcibly removed from the L-G Secretariat, they will stop drinking water too.
“Around 20-25 people have reached the L-G office. It seems that there is preparation to forcibly remove us. I want to warn Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the L-G and police not to try to end our fast as we have been sitting on hunger strike here for the people of Delhi. Please focus on our demands. If we are forcibly removed, we will give up even water,” Sisodia said in the video.
“अगर LG साहब ज़बरदस्ती अनशन तुड़वाने की कोशिश करेंगे तो जल भी त्याग दूँगा” : @msisodia pic.twitter.com/TsAeugg69G
— Shalu (@Shalupcrf) June 15, 2018
A senior official said that Jain has lost a couple of kgs but there is “no need to hospitalise them as of now”.
“At 2:30 pm, his (Jain’s) vitals were checked and his sugar level was 57 units (mg/dL). His blood pressure reading was 98/64, while the pulse reading was 70.
“However, ketone level (more than 3 units) has been detected in his body. In a normal condition, ketone should not be found,” the official said.
On condition of Sisodia, he said, “The deputy chief minister is doing fine. There is no need to hospitalise him as of now.”
Earlier, Kejriwal took to Twitter saying: “PM Sir, suppose Hansmukh Adhia, Nripendra Mishra, Pradeep Sinha, R N Choubey, Sushil Kr come to their office everyday but stop attending all the meetings called by u and they say that they r not on strike- will u be able to work?”.
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