AAP’s Atishi began her hunger strike on June 21 amid a prolonged heatwave in Delhi and has demanded that the BJP-ruled Haryana release water for the national capital.
Delhi Minister Atishi’s hunger strike over the water crisis in the national capital ended on Tuesday after her health deteriorated, her party said.
Addressing a press conference, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh said that the 43-year-old water minister was admitted to Delhi’s Lok Nayak Hospital after her blood sugar level dropped to 36.
“After her blood sugar levels dropped, doctors advised us that she should be immediately admitted to the hospital or she may lose her life,” Mr Singh said.
“We then took her to the hospital at around 4 am, where she is currently admitted to an ICU,” he said.
कल रात में @AtishiAAP जी की तबीयत अचानक बिगड़ गई। उनका Sugar level गिरकर 36 पहुंच गया, जिसके बाद उन्हें LNJP Hospital में भर्ती कराया।
आतिशी जी अभी भी LNJP के ICU में भर्ती हैं और वहां उनका इलाज चल रहा है। हम सभी उनके जल्द स्वस्थ होने की कामना करते हैं।
–@SanjayAzadSln pic.twitter.com/VH2itaFJ8u
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) June 25, 2024
Earlier in the day, the AAP said that Ms Atishi’s blood sugar level dropped to 43 at midnight and to 36 at 3 AM.
“She has not eaten anything for the last five days,” the party said on X and posted pictures of Ms Atishi being taken to the hospital.
🚨 Water Minister Atishi’s health deteriorates 🚨
Her blood sugar level dropped to 43 at midnight and to 36 at 3 AM, after which LNJP Hospital doctors advised immediate hospitalization. She has not eaten anything for the last five days and is on an indefinite hunger strike… pic.twitter.com/nl5iTfnwnT
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) June 24, 2024
Ms Atishi began her hunger strike on June 21 amid a prolonged heatwave in Delhi and has demanded the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Haryana release water for the national capital.
She has accused Haryana of depriving nearly 28 lakh people of Delhi by releasing 100 million gallons per day (MGD) less water.
“There are 2.8 million people in the city who are aching for just a drop of water,” she said on Monday, the fourth day of her fast.
“My blood pressure and sugar levels are dropping and my weight has gone down. Ketone level is very high which can have harmful effects in the long run,” she said in a video message posted on her official X account.