Arvind Kejriwal back after treatment in Bengaluru

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday returned to the city from Bengaluru after undergoing 10 days of naturopathy treatment for his chronic cough at a private medical institute.

Within hours of his return, Mr Kejriwal met his ministers at his official residence to discuss issues such as the strike by MCD sanitation workers and the death of a six-year-old boy at Ryan International School.

The chief minister had left for Bengaluru on January 27. A senior government official said that Mr Kejriwal’s cough had worsened in the winter. Also, Mr Kejriwal’s diabetes was out of control.

In March last year, Mr Kejriwal had undergone a similar 10-day naturopathy treatment for his diabetes and chronic cough at a health institute in Bengaluru.

Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia had taken care of the day-to-day affairs of the Delhi government during Mr Kejriwal’s absence.

Delhi witnessed the strike by sanitation workers, teachers and doctors of the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled municipal corporations over non-payment of their salaries while Mr Kejriwal was away in Bengaluru.

Mr Kejriwal had announced that the Aam Aadmi Party government would extend a loan of Rs 551 crore to the north and east municipal corporations for paying salaries to their staff, a move taken with a view to ending the stir by sanitation workers.