Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday requested his Uttar Pradesh counterpart to intervene and be sure that Journalist Siddique Kappan, presently in custody below the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA)within the northern state, be supplied knowledgeable well being care.
In a letter to Yogi Adityanath, Vijayan mentioned the Kerala Union of Working Journalists and a few outstanding media individuals had delivered to his consideration that Kappan, who hailed from the southern state, suffered from coronary heart illnesses and had examined constructive for COVID-19, as a result of which he was going through well being points.
Kappan had been admitted to KVM hospital in Mathura and had reportedly been stored chained to his mattress even when his well being situation had develop into precarious, Vijayan mentioned within the letter, a replica of which was launched to the media right here.
Expert well being care needs to be supplied and he needs to be shifted to anothersuper speciality hospital, the place fashionable life saving services are ensured, it was said.
The transfer comes on a day when 11 MPs of the opposition Congress led UDF sought the intervention of Supreme Court Chief Justice N V Ramana for an pressing listening to of the case of Delhi-based Kappan, who was arrested final October whereas he was on his strategy to Hathras, the place a younger Dalit girl diedafter being allgedly gang raped.
Kappan’s wifeRaihana additionally sought Vijayan’s intervention within the matter.
She alleged that her husband was chained to his cot and was not given meals forfour days and his situation was deteriorating.