Satyendar Jain shifted to ICU at LNJP Hospital
What's the story
After being hospitalized at Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital in west Delhi on Thursday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi cabinet minister Satyendar Jain was shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital. He reportedly slipped and fell in the bathroom of Tihar jail, where he has been lodged in an alleged money laundering case.
Context
Why does this story matter?
On Monday, he was taken to Safdarjung Hospital, reportedly because of spinal problems. Last week, Jain's counsel told the Supreme Court that he lost 35kg as he was suffering from several ailments. The AAP had called Jain's arrest a misuse of investigative agencies by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre aimed at harassing political rivals. He has been in jail since May 2022.
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Jain is on oxygen support: AAP
AAP leader Satyendar Jain admitted to the ICU of LNJP hospital in Delhi after he was referred here from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital. Jain is on oxygen support. He was taken to Deen Dayal Hospital earlier today when he felt dizzy and fell in the bathroom of Tihar jail: AAP… pic.twitter.com/iwJ9HP3a3a
— ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2023
Statement
Jain fell in jail hospital's washroom
An official statement from the prison said, "This morning around 6:00am, under trial prisoner (UTP) Satyendar Jain slipped and fell in the bathroom of the Medical Inspection (MI) room of the hospital of Central Jail (CJ-7), where he was kept under observation for general weakness." The doctors examined his vital organs and found them to be normal.
Details
Jain suffering from lumbar pain due to slipped disc: AAP
Reportedly, Jain was referred to DDU Hospital after he complained of pain in his back, left leg, and shoulder. AAP leaders said Jain fell in the jail washroom earlier as well and suffers from acute and chronic lumbar pain due to a slipped disc, which causes vertigo. Meanwhile, the BJP said Jain losing weight was "a good thing" as he used to be "overweight."
Surgery
Jain 416th on waiting list, surgery five months away: AAP
The AAP said that Jain's MRI scan conducted on May 3 showed degeneration in all of his intervertebral discs, leading doctors to recommend urgent spinal surgery and post-operative care. The party also claimed that Jain was the 416th patient on a waiting list by jail authorities, which meant that his turn for surgery was at least five months away.