Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid a wreath on the mortal remains of the late veteran BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Sunderlal Patwa, who passed away earlier in the day following a heart failure, at the State party headquarters here. Patwa was 92.
Modi reached Bhopal in the afternoon by a Indian Air Force special aircraft. He was received at the Raja Bhoj airport by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other members of the State Cabinet.
Modi expressed condolences to the nephew of Patwa, Minister of State for Tourism and Culture (Independent Charge) Surendra Patwa. He also consoled other family members of Patwa. Prime Minister was accompanied by Chouhan. The Prime Minister returned for Delhi after paying tribute to the departed soul.
Former Union Minister Shahnawaz Khan, former Chief Minister Kailash Joshi, Minister for Public Works Rampal Singh, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection Ompraksah Dhurve, Minister of State for Cooperative (Independent Charge) Vishwas Sarang, MP and State president of BJP Nandkumar Singh Chouhan, MP Bhagirath Prasad, MlA Rameshwar Sharma, Urja Vikas Nigam Chairman Vijendra Singh Sisodiya, Mineral Development Corporation Chairman Shiv Choubey, State Warehousing Corporation Chairman Rajendra Singh, Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Chairman Hitesh Bajpai, Agriculture Industry Development Corporation Chairman Ramkishan Chouhan, Shaitan Singh Pal, former MPs Kailash Narayan Sarang, Ragunandan Sharma, Indore Mayor Malini Gaur, former Bhopal Mayor Krishna Gaur, wife of the Chief Minister Sadhna Singh, former Madhya Pradesh Employment Board Chairman Shailendra Sharma, State BJP vice-president Vijesh lunawat, former MlAs, corporators, State office-bearers of the BJP, workers and citizens paid tribute to the departed former Chief Minister.
The mortal remains of Patwa was brought to the BJP office in the afternoon. Minister of State Surendra Patwa and other members of the Patwa family were present.