Homage was paid to senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union Minister Gopinath Munde, who died in a road accident in New Delhi on Tuesday, at the party's State headquarters at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay campus on Wednesday. A condolence meeting was organised and floral tributes were paid to the late leader and a two-minute silence was also observed.
Senior BJP leader and former chief minister Sundarlal Patwa and Kailash Narayan Sarang while paying tributes to the departed soul said that Munde showed his combative trait right from his student days and his charisma in the politics of Maharashtra provided special contribution in raising the BJP in the state. Munde helped the party flourish in the state by extending coordination with like-minded parties that helped party gain power in the state and while remaining deputy chief minister of the state he worked for the welfare of the people that was appreciated by the people, they added.
They said that Munde always stood for the common man and led a simple life and prayed for his soul's peaceful departure. Describing Munde as a seasoned parliamentarian, Patwa said that he would be long remembered for his distinguished public services. He conveyed his condolences to members of the bereaved family.
The leader duo further said that rural development was his commitment and he remained devoted all his life for development of poor. He was successful in registering his presence in every filed and his admirers were not only limited to BJP but leaders and workers of other parties also admired his working style. His death is irreparable loss for the party, they added.
Other leaders present on the occasion include state vice-president Raghunandan Sharma, state office in-charge Govind Arya, state spokesman and MlA Vishwas Sarang, state office secretary Satyendra Bhushan Singh, state media in-charge Hitesh Bajpai, Bhawna Singh, Giriraj Kishore, Ramdayal Prajapati, Jitendra Singh Gill, Hemlata Kothari and others.