Can’t write, walk or eat by myself; Taloja Jail brought me to this: Stan Swamy

Jesuit priest Stan Swamy an accused in the Elgar ParishadMaoists Links case told the Bombay High Court on Friday that his health deteriorated steadily over the last eight months spent in custody in the Taloja prison in Navi MumbaiSwamy 84 was produced before a bench of Justices S J Kathawalla and S P Tavade via videoconferencing from the Taloja prison where he is lodged as an undertrialThe prison authorities also submitted a medical report from Mumbais J J Hospital where Swamy had been examined earlier this week in compliance with the high courts orderThe bench read out the report which stated that Swamy suffers from extreme hearing loss in both ears that his upper limbs were sluggish and suffered tremors It also said that he required physical assistance in the form of a walking stick or a wheelchair However his overall condition his pulse rate etc were stable and Swamy was responsive and cooperative the report saidAlso Read Elgaar accused Father Stan Swamy unwell yet given Covid19 vaccine in jail Bombay HC informedSwamy told the court that he had suffered much while in prison I was brought here eight months ago When I came to Taloja my whole system my body was still very functional But during these eight months I have gone through a steady regression of all bodily functions Swamy saidThe main issue is that eight months ago I could take a bath by myself I could take a walk I could do some writing by myself But all of these are disappearing one after another So Taloja jail brought me to a situation where I can neither write nor go for a walk by myself I cant eat Somebody has to feed me through a spoon he saidThe bench then asked if Swamy wished to be admitted to the staterun J J Hospital for general treatment to improve his overall healthSwamy however said that he had been admitted to that hospital on two previous occasions and he did not think that admission there could help him What medicines will the J J Hospital give me I have been there twice I know the setup I dont want to go there Swamy saidI would rather suffer and possibly die I would rather be in Ranchi with my friends Swamys said insisting that he be granted interim bail insteadThe bench however said that the court was hearing arguments on the point of hospital admission only and not on interim bail It further said that Swamys health problems seemed to be general in nature and were probably just agerelatedSwamys advocate senior counsel Mihir Desai urged the court to adjourn the hearing for a week to permit him to speak with Swamy and to convince him to get admitted to a hospital Since he is a priest he feels forgive them for they do not know what that do This is the approach he has taken Desai saidThe high court granted him the liberty to approach HC again if Swamy changed his mind about hospital admission The bench said Someone must have told him or he himself is an intelligent man He knows his problems are only age related Thats why he is pressing only for interim bail says wont take hospital admissionThe HC directed the Taloja prison to follow all the recommendations made by J J Hospital on providing health facilities and treatment to Swamy while in prisonSwamy approached the HC through advocate Desai earlier this year challenging a special courts decision from March this year In the order the special court had rejected his bail sought on medical grounds as well as on merits As per his counsel Swamy suffers from Parkinsons disease and several other health ailmentsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever