A condolence meeting was held in the State Congress office on Tuesday evening to mourn the death of former Union Minister Vidya Charan Shukla who breathed last earlier in the day at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon after suffering multi-organ failure.
Floral tributes were paid to the departed soul by the party leaders and workers at the auditorium of the State Congress headquarters. MPCC vice president and former parliamentarian Rameshwar Neeekhra was especially present on the occasion while general secretary Shantilal Padiyar mentioned the unforgettable contribution of late Shukla in the undivided MP and Chhattisgarh.
Neekhra while paying tributes to Shukla read out memoirs related to him and said that he has laid down his life for strengthening the democracy. He would always be remembered for his fighting spirit and promoting youth in the Indian politics.
He was one of those limited leaders who got the chance to work with former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajeev Gandhi and Narsimha Rao. His four decade parliamentary life would always remain inspirational for every political person, he added.
He said that in his age of 84 he was actively participated in all the Parivartan Yatra’s of the party. He became victim of Maoists bullets while returning from a similar Parivartan Yatra in Bastar district.
He is martyr in real terms. He provided new dimensions to the Indian politics. He never hesitated in taking hard decisions. He planted many youths in the nursery of the Congress party for strengthening the party.
Senior party leaders Manak Agarwal, Rajeev Singh, Tanima Dutta, Captain jaipal Singh, Jerry Pal, PC Sharma, Mukesh Nayak, JP Dhanopia, Pramod Gugalia, Abhay Dube, Ravi Saxena, Pankaj Chaturvedi, were present on the occasion.