New Delhi [India], April 23 (HBTV): Delhi Minister and Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Atishi Marlena on Monday said a court's order has affirmed that Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal has been deprived of adequate medical facilities in the jail.   

"The verdict of Rouse Avenue Court proves that for the past 22 days, Arvind Kejriwal was not getting proper medical care in judicial custody in Tihar Jail," she said.  

Marlena stated that today, after 22 days of Kejriwal being in judicial custody, the court has ordered that a medical board of one specialist diabetes doctor, one specialist diabetologist, and an oncologist should be formed. The board will take complete care of Arvind Kejriwal. 

Taking a veiled jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party, she said, "So, this makes it clear that despite having such severe diabetes for 22 days, despite his sugar level being above 300, despite his request for isolation, he was not getting proper medical care."

The Delhi minister asserted, ‘So, we hope that the medical board of AIIMS, which will have specialist diabetes doctors, will be found today itself, and will check on Arvind Kejriwal and will start the process of insulating him from today itself.’       

Meanwhile, the Rouse Avenue Court declined a plea moved by Kejriwal seeking directives to the jail authorities to administer insulin and allow him to consult through video conferencing daily for 15 minutes concerning his acute diabetes and fluctuating blood sugar level.   

The court directed the All India Institute of Medical Science to constitute a medical board to examine Kejriwal's health. 

(ANI) This is a syndicated news feed. HBTV has edited it for clarity.