While providing aid to the families, Minister Kailash Gahlot said that the Delhi government will always stand with the families of Covid warriors who sacrificed their lives to protect humanity and society, without caring for their own lives.
New Delhi: Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot on Tuesday visited the families of the deceased Covid-19 warriors, Jessy Mathew and Dr Bhupendra Gupta, in the Timarpur constituency and handed over cheques of Rs 1 crore each to their families. Late Jessy Mathew hailed from Kerala. She worked as a Medical Lab Technologist at Loknayak Hospital in Delhi. While on duty in 2021, she developed symptoms of Covid and later succumbed to Covid-19 on April 24, 2021. She left behind a husband and a daughter.
Late Dr Bhupendra Gupta was a resident of Mukherji Nagar in Delhi. He retired from Safdarjung Hospital in 2014 and thereafter worked with Hindu Rao Hospital. During the Covid pandemic, he tirelessly served patients and became infected with the virus. Later, he lost his life due to Covid-19 on May 18, 2021. He is survived by his wife and a son.
While providing aid to the families, Gahlot said, “The Delhi government will always stand with the families of Covid warriors who sacrificed their lives to protect humanity and society, without caring for their own lives. I completely understand and acknowledge that no amount of money can compensate for the loss of a loved one, but this ‘Samman Rashi’ is a way for the Delhi Government to pay tribute to the sacrifice made by these Corona warriors. We would like to express our gratitude to all our Corona Warriors who have served the people while laying their own lives on the line.”
