Yasin Malik, currently imprisoned at Tihar Jail in Delhi, has filed a petition in the Delhi HC stating that he has been on a hunger strike since November 1
Sanjay Singh claimed that Arvind Kejriwal had lost 8.5 kg of weight and had his blood sugar level drop below 50 mg/dL five times after his detention. He also said that the jail authorities committed a crime by revealing an inmate's medical report and challenged their assertion.
Arvind Kejriwal compared himself with the freedom fighters, specifically with Sardar Bhagat Singh and said being “son of Bhagat Singh” it is an honour for him to go to jail to save the country. He quoted Bhagat Singh saying that the revolutionary had said it was essential to go to jail against a dictator and he (Kejriwal) was doing the same.
The development of the AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal surrendering before the Tihar jail authorities comes after the AAP Supremo suffered back-to-back setbacks from the Courts.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was given interim bail by the Supreme Court to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections on May 10 and was asked to surrender to Tihar jail on June 2.
After AAP claimed that Arvind Kejriwal's weight fell by 7 kg in jail and it is a serious issue, Tihar Jail released his weight data showing only 1 kg fall