Governor SC Jamir and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed grief over the unfortunate death of Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde in a car accident in New Delhi on Tuesday early morning.
Describing Munde as one of the upright and straightforward people’s leaders of Maharashtra, Jamir said he was a real efficient legislator and an able administrator. Munde’s people-centric approach had endeared him to the people, he added.
State BJP leaders also condoled Munde’s demise. Party’s State president KV Singh Deo said he is deeply saddened by the untimely demise of the Minister.
Party’s Odisha prabhari Arun Singh said he was an amiable, soft-spoken and simple leader who loved workers of the party. His death caused a huge void in the BJP which can’t be filled, he added.
Meanwhile, workers of party’s Sundargarh and Rourkela units arranged a condolence meeting to pay homage to the senior leader. Rourkela MlA Dilip Ray, Rourkela BJP unit president Dhiren Senapati and district and block-level party workers were present at the meeting.
Union Ministers Jual Oram and Dharmendra Pradhan and party leaders Biswabhushan Harichandan, Bijoy Mohapatra and Suresh Pujari also condoled the death of party’s West Bengal leader and former Union Minister Tapan Sikdaron Monday.