Delhi Water Minister Atish’s endless hunger strike to demand water for the national capital due to its persistent shortage ended after he was hospitalized in the early hours of June 25 due to deteriorating health. Ms. Atishi, who holds several portfolios in the Delhi government, was admitted to the emergency department of Lok Nayak Hospital and is now in a stable condition.
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva wished him good health and happiness, saying, “She should stop misleading the public.” Regarding Atish’s health, the hospital’s medical director Dr. Suresh Kumar said that her condition is stable, but she is in intensive care. “She was advised to be hospitalized last night because her sugar level was low, and ketones were detected in her urine. She refused hospitalization.
However, at midnight, when her condition worsened and she was drowsy, she was released. She is currently stable and in intensive care. His blood work is being done now,” said the senior doctor. The doctor said she was given water and on an intravenous therapy, her sugar dropped to 36 mg/dL.
Explaining the consequences of acute gout, Dr. Kumar said that when a person’s sugar level falls below 50 mg/dL, it can have serious consequences. “Brain cells need glucose, and when glucose does not reach them, it causes drowsiness and unconsciousness.
If medical attention is not given in time, the patient can fall into a hypoglycemic coma. A drop in blood sugar can also lead to multi-organ failure Hypoglycemia is a medical emergency for brain cells and other organs if it is not treated in time. Normal blood sugar levels should be between 70 mg/dL and 100 mg/dL.
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said the minister ended her indefinite fast after being admitted to hospital. Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Singh said Atish’s health deteriorated after fasting for almost five days and he was admitted to LNJP Hospital around 3.45 am.
Atishi is now hospitalized. Intensive treatment and trials are underway, which is why the indefinite hunger strike has been called off, he said. The AAP leader said that all party MPs would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide Delhi with its due share of water from Haryana. He added that the issue would also be raised by AAP and its political allies in Parliament. In the last three weeks, Haryana has reduced Delhi’s share of Yamuna water by 100 MGD.
However, it has started increasing in the last two days and the shortfall is now 90 MGD, Mr. Singh said. The citizens of the city are “definitely responsible for the injustice that the BJP government is doing” to the nation’s capital, according to a statement posted on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s official X handle. It was his team that posted it.
“Delhi Water Minister Atishi ji has embarked on an indefinite hunger strike to demand that Delhi residents receive their due share of water. Her condition deteriorated last night, so she was hospitalized. Today, all Delhi residents are concerned about her health. The people of Delhi will undoubtedly respond to the BJP government’s injustices against the city.
We wish Atish good health. Every Delhiite is with her in this satyagraha. Posted by: Team Arvind Kejriwal.” Former DCW chief Swati Maliwal, who accused Kejriwal’s aide Bhaivav Kumar of assassination, also wished Atishi a speedy recovery.
She said that the power to start a hunger strike comes only from fighting on the ground, not from lying. “Atishiji, Gandhiji called the holy fasting method satyagraha. Satyagraha is always performed with a sincere and pure heart. I fasted twice, once for ten days, then again for thirteen days. Following my fast, the government enacted legislation mandating the death sentence for child rapists.
“The way of battle is very difficult. You only get the strength to start a hunger strike by struggling in the countryside for years. No lying and dirty things about others all day. I hope you recover soon and work for the people of Delhi,” he said in X’s Echoing similar sentiments, Mr. Sachdeva said the essence of satyagraha is to fight for truth.
“As of June 21, we have discussed the day on which you are unable to carry out satyagraha as you are disconnected from the truth. she argued that from Mahatma Gandhi and Lala Lajpat Rai to Vinoba Bhave and Anna Hazare, satyagrahis fasted to expose the truth and not hide their administrative mistakes as Atishi intended to do.
