Hyderabad: YSRC chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was shifted to the Nims emergency ward late on Friday night from Osm-ania General Hospital.
He was taken in a bulletproof vehicle amidst tight security to Nims, where also security has been beefed up. His mother Y.S. Vijayalakshmi and wife Bharathi were present at the hospital.
Earlier, Mr Reddy had refused to take fluids at OGH. “No, I will not take liquids, I am all right,” he told a doctors’ panel.
OGH superintendent Dr Ram Das, professor of medicine Dr Manohar, and professor of nephrology Dr Manisha Sahay explained to Mr Reddy that his blood sugar levels were falling, his heart rate was not normal and serum creatinine in his urine was below normal.
The panel then wrote to Chanchalguda jail superintendent B. Sadaiah to shift Mr Reddy to Nims. Forcible intravenous fluids can’t be given, doctors explained, as it is a medico-legal case.
Doctors in dilemma over Jagan fast
Explaining that forcible intravenous fluids can’t be given to YSR Congress president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, a doctor said, “We require consent from the jail authorities to take these stri-ngent steps. For any other patient, we would willingly do it with the consent of the relatives, but this is different.”
The doctors say Mr Reddy listens to whatever they have to say about his health condition, but refuses to abandon the fast. With serum cratinine levels down to 1.3, there is a danger of the kidneys being affected.
Mr Reddy has been on a fast for the last five days to protest the bifurcation of the state. Senior doctors feel that if family members are allowed to meet Mr Reddy, it would make a lot of difference in convincing the patient.
The ward where Mr Reddy is currently being kept is very strictly monitored by the police. Apart from the resident medical officer and designated committee members comprising assistant professors, no one else is allowed in.
VJAYAMMA APPEALS TO JAGAN TO END FAST
Hyderabad: YSRC party honorary president Y.S. Vijayalakshmi and senior party lead-er Konatala Ramakri-shna on Friday appea-led with party president Jagan Mohan Reddy to end his indefinite fast.
The party’s Political Affairs Committee appealed to Mr Reddy to end his hunger strike. They also appealed to the party cadre to remain calm.
Meanwhile Ms Vijaya-lakshmi on Friday filed a petition with the CBI court for special cases, Nampally, and sought permission for the fa-mily members to attend to Mr Reddy at the OGH. The court examined the petition and posted the orders to Saturday.
