Arvind Kejriwal has written to PM Modi, requesting that the Bharat Ratna be given to an “Indian doctor” this year. Doctors, nurses, and paramedics will be included, he said.
“The country wants the Bharat Ratna to be given to ‘Indian doctor’ this year. It will not refer to a particular individual. This honor should be given to all doctors, nurses, and paramedics in the country,” Kejriwal wrote to the Prime Minister on Sunday.
“If rules do not allow Bharat Ratna to be conferred to a group, I request you to change the rules. The whole country is grateful to its doctors. Every Indian will be happy if they are honored with the Bharat Ratna,” he wrote.
“Several doctors and nurses lost their lives battling Covid,” Kejriwal stated in his letter.
It will be a true honor for them if we award them the Bharat Ratna.
Thousands of doctors have selflessly treated patients without concern for their own life or their families.”
Kejriwal remarked, “There is no greater way to honor and appreciate them.”
If the rules do not permit a group from earning the honor, Kejriwal urged the PM to change them. During the second wave, as many as 730 doctors died from coronavirus infection, according to the Indian Medical Association.
According to the report, Bihar had the most deaths with 115, followed by Delhi with 109, Uttar Pradesh with 79, West Bengal with 62, Rajasthan with 43, Jharkhand with 39, and Andhra Pradesh with 38. Their vaccination status is not yet known.
