Navjot Singh Sidhu: Navjot Sidhu, lodged in Patiala Jail, will get special diet

Jail officials say that they have not received the diet plan from the Government Rajindra Hospital. Only the doctors of the jail hospital will finalize the special diet plan. Sidhu will have to bear the cost of this himself. As per the jail rules, they are given biscuits or black gram along with tea at seven in the morning. 

The jail administration says that Sidhu can spend only Rs 2500 in a week. This amount will be deposited on behalf of the family in the bank account maintained by the jail administration. The jail management says that the items included in the special diet plan will be provided from the prison canteen and the doctors of the jail will give the option of the item which will be ordered from outside. For this, work will be done on the instructions of ADGP Jail. Sidhu has been assigned the task of looking into the files of the prisoners in the jail. On Thursday, he also worked in his barracks.

According to the diet plan prepared by the team of specialist doctors of Government Rajindra Hospital, Sidhu can be given a cup of Mary tea, half a glass of white pumpkin juice or a glass of coconut water daily in the morning. A cup of lactose-free milk with a spoonful of flaxseed, watermelon seeds, five or six almonds, one walnut, two pecan nuts can be served for breakfast.

The medical board has advised Sidhu to drink 10 to 12 glasses of water daily and exercise for 30 to 45 minutes daily. They have been told to avoid processed foods, ghee, butter etc. Olive oil or rice oil can be used in food. A small amount of iodized salt can be used in food.

People on internet media are questioning Sidhu's special diet plan. On Twitter, Aditya Raj Kaul asked, 'Why is Sidhu being given such VIP treatment in jail. Is it a prison sentence for a crime or a one-year spa break at a fancy resort? Can other people in jail also get such a diet chart? This is ridiculous.'