Sidhu's special diet in jail: Lactose-free milk, juice, almonds, chamomile tea

Jailed Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu will serve as a clerk in the Patiala central prison and will get a doctorrecommended daily diet that includes coconut water lactosefree milk a glass of juice and a few almonds an official saidA board of doctors has recommended a special diet for Sidhu after he had sought the same in the jail His medical examination was conducted on May 23 at Rajindra hospital in Patiala PunjabThe 58yearold cricketerturnedpoliticians special diet includes one cup of rosemary tea or one glass of coconut water in early morning and one cup of lactosefree milk one tablespoon of flaxsunflowermelonchia seeds fivesix almonds one walnut and two pecan nuts in breakfastIn the midmorning meal the doctors have recommended a glass of juice beetroot cucumber tulsi leaves Amla carrot etc or any of fruits like watermelon melon kiwi guava etc or sprouted black chana green gram with cucumbertomatohalf lemonavocadoFor lunch the doctors have suggested one bowl of cucumber seasonal green vegetables with one chapati of sorghum singhara or ragi floursIn the evening he has been recommended a cup of tea with lowfat milk and 25 grams of paneer slice or tofu with half lemonFor dinner the doctors have recommended mix vegetables and dal soup or black chana soup and one bowl of sauteed green vegetablesAt bedtime Sidhu has been recommended one cup of chamomile tea and one tablespoon of psyllium husk with half glass of warm water according to the diet plan for inmatesThe Congress leader suffers from medical conditions like embolism and has a liver ailment In 2015 he underwent treatment for acute deep vein thrombosis DVT at a hospital in DelhiDVT is caused by a blood clot in a deep vein which hinders the normal blood flowA jail official said Sidhu has been appointed as munshi assistant to do clerical work in the jailHe will perform the job from his barrack only because of security reasons the official addedAccording to the jail manual prisoners are categorised as unskilled semiskilled and skilled Unskilled and semiskilled prisoners get Rs 40 and Rs 50 per day respectively Skilled prisoners get Rs 60 per daySidhu the former Punjab Congress chief was sent to Patiala central jail on May 20 after he surrendered before a local court He has been sentenced to oneyear rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme Court in a 1988 road rage death caseThe apex court had sentenced him in the 34yearold case saying any undue sympathy in imposing an inadequate sentence would do more harm to the justice system and undermine the public confidence in the efficacy of lawA 65yearold man named Gurnam Singh had died in the incidentThis 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