Extensive election campaigning by Arvind Kejriwal indicates he is not suffering from any serious or life-threatening ailment, a Delhi court said Wednesday as it rejected the Delhi chief minister's interim bail on medical grounds. The court also observed that type-2 diabetes, which the CM is suffering from, is not “a serious disease” that would entitle him to interim bail. “Diabetes or even type-2 diabetes cannot be said to be so serious an ailment so as to entitle him to the relief claimed. Further, the extensive campaigning tours and related meetings/events undertaken by Arvind Kejriwal as highlighted during the course of arguments also indicate that he does not appear to be suffering from any serious or ‘life threatening’ ailment.,” Special Judge Kaveri Baweja noted in her order. Noting that Kejriwal was seeking bail for diagnosis of an “anticipated ailment”, the judge further said that all such tests could be conducted in custody. The court also revived the AIIMS medical board, which it had earlier constituted to examine Kejriwal, asking it to conduct the required medical tests within three days. The interim bail plea highlighted fluctuating sugar levels and increased ketone levels. Senior Advocate N Hariharan, representing the CM, had earlier told a court that the increased ketone levels could be indicative of diabetic ketoacidosis, a complication which could be fatal. The advocate also said tests such as PET scan, LFT, KFT, CBC and the Holter test had to be conducted and these could cumulatively take as long as a week.
