Veteran Gandhian and anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare probably will have to undergo surgery for replacement of both his knees. This was revealed by the orthopedic surgeon, Dr Parag Sancheti, who examined Anna’s knees on Monday.
Hazare was in the city on Monday for the hearing of a case against him filed by activist Hemant Patil.
After attending the hearing, Hazare went for his long-overdue medical check-up at Sancheti Hospital. He has been complaining of excruciating knee pain since his return from New Delhi after the 97-hour fast for the Jan Lokpal bill at Jantar Mantar.
According to Sancheti, the 72-year Gandhian suffers from osteoarthritis and has been under his treatment for the last 5 years. “This medical examination was overdue, but owing to the hectic schedule of Anna, it was not possible,” he stated.
“The over-exertion has taken its toll on Anna’s knees and the wearing-out process has increased. We are thinking of using injections to better the condition of both his knees,” he said.
The only way Anna can escape the scalpel of the surgeon, points out Sancheti, is to take complete bed rest for a long period and to cut down on travel. “I have asked Anna to be confined to his room for the whole of next week and not to travel at all. But the million dollar question is: will Anna listen to my advice,” he said.
The court of the chief judicial magistrate (first class) Suchitra Ghodke will decide on Tuesday whether Anna Hazare should attend the hearings regularly and whether the case should be retransferred to the court of judicial magistrate (first class) VV Joshi.
Patil had filed a private complaint in court of judicial magistrate (first class) VV Joshi against Hazare in June 2005 for allegedly celebrating his 61st birthday in 2004 by misusing the public money that he had garnered for his trust.
Initially, the court of Joshi was hearing the case and
later it was transferred to Ghodke’s court.
On Monday, Patil’s lawyer demanded that the case be re-transferred to Joshi’s court. However, Hazare’s lawyer said the case should proceed in Ghodke’s court. His lawyer said Hazare should be exempted from attending hearings on regular basis.
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