BJP’s Shazia Ilmi rebuffs AAP’s accusation of plot to kill Arvind Kejriwal, says he ate ‘eggs during Navratri’ 

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shazia Ilmi on Friday (Apr 19) joined in the war of words over jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s diet stating that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo consumed eggs during Navratri.

Shazia, during a press briefing, said, “I believe Kejriwal is mindful of what he should or shouldn’t eat for someone who is a diabetic. However, what surprised me was that he even ate eggs during the Navratras. I thought he avoided eggs during Navratri as is customary. However, ultimately, it’s a matter of his personal choice whether he wants to have eggs during Navratri or not.”

Her remarks come after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday (Apr 18) said in a Delhi court that Kejriwal was deliberately eating mangoes, sweets, and other high-carb food to raise his blood sugar level to build a case for bail. 

The counsel said that the Delhi chief minister has been consuming mangoes, sweets, etc, in jail irrespective of saying that he has high sugar levels. 

Shazia further hitting out at AAP’s claims that alleged Kejriwal’s health concerns were being ignored deliberately, said, “Why would a responsible government agency bring harm to someone it is mandated to protect? I believe we need to avoid making such statements.”

ED’s Special Counsel Zoheb Hossain submitted that the Delhi chief minister was on purpose eating mangoes, sweets, tea with high sugar and Aaloo Poori (popular north Indian breakfast), along with other items in order to prepare grounds for bail. 

“As the prison manual stipulates, an inmate cannot be administered an injection in jail. A medical assistant has been assigned to him, who administers him with insulin as prescribed. So, to say that he is being denied insulin is false. The jail administration has confirmed as much,” Shazia said refuting AAP’s claims of insulin being denied to Kejriwal.

Earlier, following ED’s claim, Atishi alleged that there was a “huge conspiracy” to kill Kejriwal. 

“For the past several days, his blood sugar level has been consistently above 300 mg/dL. Despite Kejriwal’s repeated requests, he is not being given insulin, and his sugar level is increasing. He is not being given medication because there is a plot to kill him,” she alleged. 

To this, the BJP leader said, “Since his detention, he’s only had jail food for two days. Otherwise, he has only been having food brought from his home. He, himself, put in a request for homecooked food, which was approved.”

“Anyone with type-2 diabetes would not consume mangoes. He has had diabetes for a long time now. He knows what he should eat and what he shouldn’t,” Shazia added.

(With inputs from agencies)