Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday paid tributes to veteran Congress leader and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minsiter Virbhadra Singh.
Virbhadra Singh was cremated with state honours at Rampur Bushahr village in Shimla district on Saturday afternoon.
Baghel, who attended the event, met Virbhadra Singh's family and expressed condolences, an official communication said.
Baghel said that as a Union Minister and six-time Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Virbhadra Singh made a significant contribution in the development of the country and the state.
His death is an irreparable loss to the Congress and Himachal Pradesh, he said. “We have lost one of our senior leaders forever."
The 87-year-old Virbhadra Singh passed away after a prolonged illness at Shimla’s Indira Gandhi Medical College on Thursday.