Somehow, a jail trip is not all that bad!
The leader of the Kerala-based People's Democratic Party(PDP) is suffering from hypertension, cervical spondylitis, lumbar disc prolapse and diabetes and the Supreme Court, where his bail application is pending, directed Karnataka to get him treated at Soukhya Centre for Ayurvedic and Holistic Treatment, a high-end ayurveda centre.According to the rules, the government has to bear the medical expenses of a prisoner and besides, the Supreme Court has directed Karnataka to specifically admit Madani to Soukhya.The therapies that Madani is currently undergoing at Soukhya include Navara Kizhi (for neurological problems); Tarpanam (eye care); Pichu (for back pain); Kizhi (massage); Kaithivasthi (lower back pain) and Pizhichil (arm oil massage).
On June 7, the state government admitted Madani to the centre for a three-week course of 'Panchakarma' treatment. He is expected to be discharged on July 5. And so far the government has run a bill of Rs 10 lakh for Madani's treatment.
Government sources said the cost of treatment is expected to increase by the time he is discharged.
The bill will have to be paid after Madani's treatment gets over. The state has also deployed security personnel at Soukhya to keep an eye on Madani round the clock.
Madani is currently lodged in the Bangalore Central Jail as trial into the serial blasts that rocked the city in July 2008 has commenced. He, along with 30 others, has been named as accused in the blasts that left one woman dead and 20 others injured.
The Karnataka police arrested Madani on August 17, 2010 from Kollam, Kerala. The Karnataka High Court has twice rejected his bail application. He has now moved the Supreme Court for bail. The terror suspect is bound to the wheelchair and his movements are restricted.
The police said Madani allegedly met the conspirators of the Bangalore blasts in Kodagu district.
He also allegedly had a discussion with the Laskar-e-Tayyeba's south India commander, Thadiyantavila Naseer, thrice before the Bangalore blasts. However, Madani and his supporters claim that he is innocent and is being falsely implicated in the case.
Srinivasan hoped the government would refer the matter to the Supreme Court. "In this particular case, the medical expenses are on the higher side. Towards the end of the fiscal our department will fall short of financial resources. We want the Supreme Court to know the amount we are spending on this individual," Srinivasan said.
Additional director general of police (prisons) Kuchanna Srinivasan has already brought the matter to the state government's notice. "The prison department has certain budget each year for the medical expenses of prisoners. But Madani's treatment bill is beyond our limit. A special order from the state government is required to approve Madani's treatment bill," a source in the prison department said.
In prison for his suspected role in the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts,Abdul Nasser Madani is using it to recuperate from ailments. From warm oil massage to eye care, Madani is having all these and it is the Karnataka government which has to bear the tab.
Source:India Today
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