Meditating, reading books, fluctuating sugar levels: Kejriwal's time in Tihar

Kejriwal was brought to Tihar jail at 4 pm on Monday and was medically examined before being sent to his cell where he is staying alone. His sugar level was below 50 at that time and medicines were given to him on the advice of doctors.

In this Thursday, March 28, 2024 file photo Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal leaves the Rouse Avenue Court where he was produced in the excise policy-linked money laundering case, in New Delhi. File -PTI

NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently lodged at Tihar Jail in Delhi, woke up early on Tuesday, practiced Yoga and meditated for more than 90 minutes while rest of the time he kept himself busy reading books, official sources said.

"Soon after arriving at the jail, Mr Kejriwal did meditation for an hour and after that he slept well. So far he has not complained for anything," the sources told The New Indian Express.

Kejriwal was on Monday sent to judicial custody for 15 days by a city court and lodged in Tihar jail. The order came after the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) custody ended.

According to the sources, the chief minister has been kept in isolation owing to his high-level of threat perception following which 4 gaurds have been stationed outside his barrack 24X7.

Apart from meditation, the chief minister has also been engaged in reading books -- Bhagwad Geeta, Ramayana, and How Prime Ministers Decide -- which he had requested the Court. He has also been allowed a religious locket that he wears.

Tihar sources further said that as per jail manual every prisoner is given a mosquito net and so it was given to Kejriwal as well on Monday night -- his first night behind bars as Chief Minister. The authorities had allowed Kerjiwal to have home-cooked food on Monday.

On Tuesday morning, Kejriwal woke up early and was served a breakfast -- Bread and Tea -- at 6.40 am after which the chief minister did meditation and Yoga for around 90 minutes.

As CM Kejriwal is a diabetic, he has been allowed to have medicines. In case his sugar levels fluctuate, the prison authorities have kept one glucometre inside his cell along with some toffees. The CM has also been provided with a chair and table inside his 14 feet by 8 feet size of cell.

Meanwhile, lunch was probably served to Kejriwal around 12 noon, however, it is unclear whether it was home-cooked or from the jail.

As per the rules, Kejriwal has given a list of six people whom he would like to meet. The list includes his wife Sunita Kejriwal, their son and daughter, his private secretary Bibhav Kumar and AAP general secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak.

A Delhi court on Monday sent Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till April 15, noting the Enforcement Directorate's contention that his release could hamper the investigation into the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case.

Underscoring that Kejriwal was misleading it, the federal probe agency said it was still investigating the chief minister's role, unearthing the further proceeds of crime and identifying the other persons involved with the activities related to the proceeds of crime.

(With inputs from PTI)