Satyendar Jain Should Be Given Padma Bhushan, Says Kejriwal; BJP Slams AAP Govt

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain was sent to ED custody on Tuesday in connection with a money laundering case.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday, 1 June, that Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate, should be awarded Padma Bhushan for implementing the ‘mohalla clinic’ model, which provides medical treatment free of cost.

According to a report by The Indian Express, he told reporters in Delhi,

“The country should be proud of him as he gave the model of Mohalla Clinic that are being visited by people from the world, including (ex) Secretary General of the UN. He gave a health model that treats people free of cost.”