AAP claims Arvind Kejriwal was not provided Cooler, Tihar Jail replies

In a press conference on monday, senior AAP leader and Delhi minister Atishi claimed that Arvind Kejriwal's weight was measured with three weighing machines during his medical examination in Tihar on Sunday. She also claimed that at a time when temperature in Delhi is ranging from 48 degrees to 50 degrees, Kejriwal was kept in a cell where not even a cooler was provided. "Coolers are provided to even notorious criminals lodged in Tihar. While the popular Chief Minister Kejriwal has not been given the cooler. I want to ask the BJP and the LG how low will they stoop," she said.

"In the jail, Arvind Kejriwal's weight was measured thrice with different machines, one showed 61 kg, the second 64 kg, the third 66.5 kg. Whereas when he was weighed at home before leaving, it was 63 kg. What kind of joke is this? LG sahab, please get the machine fixed," he said in his post.

The Tihar jail officials, however, refuted the AAP leaders claims and said that Kejriwal's weight was taken with only one machine. "The weight of Kejriwal is 63.5 kg, which was measured only once when he surrendered on Sunday. There was no problem with the weighing machine. His other vitals, including blood pressure and sugar, are normal," a senior Tihar jail officer told news agency PTI.

"Kejriwal is given the insulin twice a day and is under a regular watch of two doctors in the prisons," the officer said.

On the allegation of not providing a cooler, the official stated that it is only provided to those inmates, who are unwell and the court orders the authorities to do so.