Flax Seeds, Chamomile Tea, Lactose-free Milk: Navjot Sidhu's Jail Diet Plan Has Left Internet Furious

Jail or spa?— asks the internet after reacting to Navjot Sidhu's diet plan that has surfaced in the media. Jailed Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu will serve as a clerk in the Patiala central prison.

According to agency reports, Sidhu will follow a doctor-recommended daily diet that includes coconut water, lactose-free milk, a glass of juice, and a few almonds, an official said.?

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A board of doctors has recommended a special diet for Sidhu after seeking the same in the jail.?His medical examination was conducted on May 23 at Rajindra hospital in Patiala, Punjab.?

Here are details of Sidhu's extravagant and lavish diet chart.

1. Sidhu's Morning Meal:?

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The 58-year-old cricketer-turned-politician’s special diet includes one cup of rosemary tea or one glass of coconut water in the early morning, one cup of lactose-free milk, and one tablespoon of flax/sunflower/melon/chia seeds, five-six almonds, one walnut and two pecan nuts in breakfast.

Mid-morning meal:

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The doctors have recommended a glass of juice (beetroot, cucumber, tulsi leaves, Amla, carrot, etc.), or any fruits like watermelon, melon, kiwi, guava, etc., or sprouted black chana, green gram with cucumber/tomato/half lemon/avocado.?

Luch Plan:

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For lunch, the doctors have suggested one bowl of cucumber and seasonal green vegetables with one chapati of sorghum, singhara, or ragi flours.?

Evening Snack:

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In the evening, he has been recommended a cup of tea with low-fat milk and 25 grams of ‘paneer’ slice or tofu with half lemon.?

Dinner:

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The doctors have recommended mixed vegetables and ‘dal’ soup or black chana soup and one bowl of sauteed green vegetables for dinner.

Bedtime:

At bedtime, Sidhu has been advised one cup of chamomile tea and one tablespoon of psyllium husk with half a glass of warm water, according to the diet plan for inmates.

Reacting to Sidhu's 'Lavish' diet, the internet is wondering whether he has checked into a jail or a detox spa.?

The Congress leader suffers from medical conditions like embolism and has a liver ailment.

In 2015, he underwent acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) treatment at a Delhi hospital. A blood clot causes DVT in a deep vein, hindering normal blood flow.A jail official said Sidhu had been appointed as ‘munshi’ (assistant) to do clerical work in the jail.?

The official added that he would perform the job from his barrack only because of security reasons.

According to the jail manual, prisoners are categorized as unskilled, semi-skilled, and skilled. Unskilled and semi-skilled prisoners get Rs 40 and Rs 50 per day. Skilled prisoners get Rs 60 per day.?

The former Punjab Congress chief, Sidhu, was sent to Patiala central jail on May 20 after he surrendered before a local court.

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He has been sentenced to one-year rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme Court in a 1988 road rage death case.?

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The apex court had sentenced him in the 34-year-old 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 law.?

A 65-year-old man named Gurnam Singh died in the incident.?

(With PTI inputs)

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