Atishi discharged from LNJP hospital days after her health deteriorated due to hunger strike
Atishi discharged from LNJP hospital days after her health deteriorated due to hunger strike
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and CPM leader Vrinda Karat met Atishi at the hospital on Wednesday, hailing her efforts to address the water crisis issue in Delhi.
Image Source : PTI SP chief Akhilesh Yadav meets Atishi at the hospital
Delhi Minister Atishi was discharged from the LNJP Hospital, New Delhi on Thursday. The minister was discharged from the hospital at 10.30 AM, said a hospital official. Atishi had begun her hunger strike on June 21. The AAP leader was admitted to the hospital after her health deteriorated during a hunger strike against the water scarcity in the city.
She was admitted to the hospital in the wee hours of Tuesday after her blood sugar fell after the hunger strike for five days.
She was sitting on an indefinite hunger strike demanding the BJP-ruled Haryana release Delhi's due share of water amid reports of water shortage in the parts of the national capital.
Atishi was admitted to the hospital's Intensive Care Unit initially and later shifted to the normal ward after her condition improved.
Atishi's indefinite hunger ends with her hospitalisation
Earlier, Atishi's indefinite hunger strike to demand water for the national capital amid its ongoing scarcity came to an end after she was hospitalised due to her worsening health conditions in the early hours of Tuesday. Atishi, who holds multiple portfolios in the Delhi government, was admitted to the emergency ICU at the Lok Nayak Hospital and her condition is stable now, with doctors saying she will take a couple of days to recover.
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva wished good health and happiness to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, even as he said "she should stop misleading the public".
Giving an update on Atishi's health, the hospital's Medical Director, Dr Suresh Kumar, said her condition is stable but she is in the intensive care unit (ICU).
"She was advised hospitalisation on Monday evening after her sugar levels fell and the presence of ketones was detected in her urine. She had declined hospitalisation. However, at midnight, as her condition deteriorated and she was drowsy, she was admitted. She is currently stable and in the ICU.
Her blood tests were done and things are fine. She is conscious," the senior doctor said.
He said Atishi is being given liquids and is on intravenous therapy. Her sugar levels had fallen to 36mg/dL. Explaining the consequences of the sharp decline, Kumar said if a person's sugar level goes below 50 mg/dL, it can have serious consequences. "Brain cells need glucose and if glucose does not reach them, it causes drowsiness and unconsciousness. If not given medical attention on time, a patient can go into a hypoglycemic coma. A fall in the blood sugar levels can also lead to multiple organ failure. Hypoglycemia is a medical emergency for brain cells and other organs if not addressed in time," he added. The normal sugar levels in the blood are between 70 mg/dL and 100 mg/dL.
