According to party MP Sanjay Singh, Atishi called off her hunger strike on Tuesday due to a decline in her health.
According to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh, Delhi water minister Atishi stopped her hunger strike on Tuesday after receiving medical attention for a deteriorating health condition. In addition, he declared that he would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to demand that the national capital receive its fair share of water from Haryana.
Speaking to the media, Singh stated, “AAP and its political allies will also raise the issue.”
who started her hunger strike on June 21 in response to the water crisis in Delhi, was admitted to the hospital early on Tuesday following a decline in her blood sugar. The AAP minister was admitted to the emergency intensive care unit at Lok Nayak Hospital in the nation’s capital, according to information provided by the Arvind Kejriwal-led party.
Atishi, the minister of water, is becoming sicker. At 3 a.m., her blood sugar level decreased to 36 from 43 at midnight, and the doctors at LNJP hospital recommended that she be admitted right away.She has been on an indefinite hunger strike for the past five days, asking that the Haryana government give Delhi’s fair share of water. She was admitted to LNJP’s emergency intensive care unit. The party posted on X, the former name for Twitter, saying, “We pray for her quick recovery.”
After some time, the minister was in the intensive care unit (ICU), but her health remained stable, according to Dr. Suresh Kumar, the hospital’s medical director. Kumar went on to say that Atishi had been offered hospitalisation on Tuesday night, but she had turned it down.
Her blood sugar levels dropped, and ketones were found in her blood. She was admitted around midnight since her condition was getting worse and she felt sleepy. She is in the ICU and stable right now. The physician stated, “Her blood tests are being performed.”
Due to the intense heat, Delhi’s citizens have been experiencing a severe water scarcity.
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According to the minister, Delhi’s water requirement is 1,005 million Gallons per Day (MGD), of which 613 MGD comes from neighbouring Haryana. However, she said that Haryana has only been sending 513 MGD of water. “1 MGD of water can serve 28,500 people, so if Haryana is sending 1000 MGD less water to Delhi, this is ultimately affecting around 28 lakh people,” Atishi said.
News – Prasneet Kaur.
