Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife, Sunita, on Wednesday addressed the media for the second time. She said that the CM has diabetes, and his “sugar levels are not in range”, but his determination for the national capital is strong.
Giving Kejriwal’s message to Delhi, Sunita said in Hindi, “Unhone ne kaha hai mera shareer jail mein hai, lekin aatma aap sabke beech. Aankhein band karo aur mujhe apne aas paas mehsoos karo.” The statement loosely translates to: “Kejriwal has said that my body may be in jail but my soul is among the people. Close your eyes and feel my presence.”
Kejriwal’s petition seeking immediate release on account of the arrest and the subsequent remand to ED being “illegal” is being heard by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma of the Delhi High Court.
On Tuesday, two days days after his first order, Delhi chief minister Kejriwal issued a new order from ED custody to Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj to address shortage of medicines and diagnostic tests at mohalla clinics and hospitals in the city.
“Irrespective of whether he is in or out, whenever an underprivileged person goes to a government hospital to get medicines, he/she should get it. A middle class person can buy medicines, but lakhs of underprivileged families in Delhi are completely dependent on government hospitals and Mohalla clinics for medicines. Some of these medicines need to be taken lifelong,” Bharadwaj, in charge of health portfolio, said at a press meeting.
