The Uttarakhand Governor Dr Aziz Qureshi has expressed grief at the death of veteran freedom fighter Jugal Kishore Arora of Dehradun on Wednesday. In his condolence message Qureshi said that though freedom fighters may not stay with us physically for long, they would remain immortal through their work and ideals, inspiring the society. Public representatives, including the CM, expressed grief at Arora’s demise.
A condolence meet was held at Rajpur Road MlA Rajkumar’s camp office. Born in 1920, Arora actively participated in the freedom movement. He was minister of State during ND Tewari led Congress Government’s term in the State. He is survived by two daughters and a son. Several Congress workers and councilors attended the condolence meeting. Councilor Dr Bijendra Pal Singh, Neenu Sehgal, Ashok Kohli, Rajesh Chaudhary, Arjun Sonkar and others also expressed grief over the demise of the freedom fighter.