BJP leader sends ambulance to Kejriwal, cops stop vehicle

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BJP leader sends ambulance to Kejriwal, cops stop vehicle

Sunday, 02 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Senior BJP leader Vijay Goel on Saturday sent an ambulance to take Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to hospital for medical tests after the AAP leader claimed he might be suffering from some serious ailments.

Kejriwal moved the Supreme Court on May 26 seeking extension of his interim bail by seven days on grounds that he has to undergo some medical tests, including a PET-CT scan. He claimed in his plea that he lost seven kg in the jail and that his ketone levels are "too high", a possible indicator of a serious ailment.

The police, however, stopped the ambulance and Goel en route to the chief minister's official residence in Civil Lines here.

The top court had on May 10 granted 21-day interim bail to Kejriwal, who was arrested in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam, to enable him to campaign for the Lok Sabha polls.

It had directed that Kejriwal, who is also the AAP national convenor, shall surrender on June 2, a day after the last phase of the seven-phase polls.

Goel alleged that Kejriwal was "creating drama" by citing health issues to gain people's sympathy.

"This ambulance was to take Kejriwal to any hospital where all his tests can be done within two to four hours," he told reporters.

The former Union minister said the chief minister should stop "drama" and go with him for tests if he was concerned about his health.

Previously, AAP leader and minister Atishi in a press conference had claimed that Kejriwal lost seven kg and his ketone level was also high and doctors said it could be symptom of problem with his kidneys or even cancer.

A Delhi court is likely to hear later in the day an application moved by the chief minister seeking interim bail.

The Supreme Court registry on Wednesday refused urgent listing of his plea seeking extension of his interim bail by seven days for undergoing the medical tests, saying since Kejriwal was given liberty to move the trial court for regular bail, the plea was not maintainable.

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