Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday handed a cheque of Rs 1 crore to the family of Raju, a sanitation worker who died due to Covid-19 while being on duty.
Kejriwal visited Raju's residence in the Old Chandrawal area in Delhi and assured his family of full support in the future. Raju was a sanitation worker in the MCD and had lost his life while he was on Corona duty.
Expressing condolences on his demise, Kejriwal also said that he is proud of all the Corona warriors like Raju who have laid down their lives while serving the people of Delhi.
Following his visit, Kejriwal said, "Our MCD sanitation worker Raju laid down his life while he was on his duty of serving the people. He was himself infected from Corona while he was on his Corona duty. I have come here to meet with his family and have offered them financial assistance of Rs 1 crore”.
“We are proud of all those Corona warriors who have laid down and sacrificed their lives while protecting the people of Delhi. We cannot bring back a lost life but we will do whatever we can to support his family," he said.
Kejriwal also tweeted, "Our Corona Warriors have served the people by putting their lives at risk. One of them was our sanitation staff, Raju Ji. Today, he went home and met the family and gave financial assistance of Rs. 1 crore. I hope that this will help his family."
Raju was a sanitation worker at North MCD’s Hindu Rao Hospital and had been appointed on his duty to ensure cleanliness and sanitation for Corona patients in Delhi. He and his family resided in the Old Chandrawal area in Majnu Ka Tilla, Delhi.