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Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar jail: Delhi CM wakes up early, sweeps his cell, where a television set has been mounted on a wall, and then does yoga.. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was sent to Tihar Jail after a court remanded him in judicial custody in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy, is spending most of his time meditating, reading books and doing yoga in his cell, reports claimed.o)..
He takes two slices of bread and tea for breakfast and then walks around the area, The Print reported citing jail sources..
The Aam Aadmi Party and Delhi minister Atishi, however, alleged that Arvind Kejriwal had lost 4.5 kg since his arrest on March 21.The report added that Arvind Kejriwal doesnt have a chair or a stool to watch TV and therefore, he stands while surfing channels..
Sometimes he just sits on the bed looking at the surroundings and other times he picks up a book to read, the source said.The 55-year-old Delhi chief minister is also allowed to step outside his cell for walks..
Kejriwal, the first sitting chief minister to be lodged at Asia's largest jail, is placed in a 14x8 feet room located in general ward number 3 of jail number 2 of Tihar.Earlier news agency PTI reported that most of the day, Arvind Kejriwal reads books and does yoga and meditate twice daily.Among the books provided to him are the Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, and How Prime Ministers Decide. "He is often seen reading these books and writing something while sitting on the chair in his cell," a source told PTI.Kejriwal has also been given a broom, a bucket and a piece of cloth provided to all inmates as per the jail manual for cleaning his cell, the PTI report added...
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