By IANS,
New Delhi : Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh was Monday evening admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) by Tihar Jail authorities for a kidney-related problem.
According to sources at the hospital, Singh was admitted in a private ward of the hospital.
He arrived at around 7 p.m. and was admitted to ward 218.
“His treatment has started and tests have started,” a hospital source said, declining to be named.
Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal Monday reserved hearing on Singh’s interim bail plea in the cash-for-votes scam till Tuesday.
Amar Singh and two former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs – Faggan Singh Kulaste and Mahavir Singh Bhagora – were arrested Sep 6 for their alleged involvement in an attempt to bribe MPs ahead of the July 2008 parliament trust vote.