Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking a 7-day extension of his interim bail, scheduled to end on June 1.
Claiming that Kejriwal has lost seven kgs of weight and the ketone levels in his body are high, the party, according to Indian Express, said, “These may be symptoms of some serious disease. MAX hospital doctors examined him. He needs to undergo a PET-CT scan and many other tests. He has sought seven days to get the investigation done.”
The party said this extension is sought to obtain PET-CT scans and other medical examinations.
On May 10, the Supreme Court allowed the AAP chief interim bail till June 1, the last day of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, and directed him to surrender and return to jail on June 2.
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Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 in connection with the Delhi excise policy case following extensive questioning by an Enforcement Directorate (ED) team at his residence.
This came as a significant setback to the ruling party in the national capital, especially as prominent leaders like Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain were already behind bars on corruption allegations and Sanjay Singh was out recently on bail.