Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and Punjab Dy CM Sukhbir Badal on Tuesday expressed grief over the sad demise of Dr Madhusudan Shukla, father of Amitabh Shukla, Senior Editor of The Pioneer, Chandigarh edition.
72-year-old Dr Shukla breathed his last in the afternoon at Chandigarh’s PGIMER where he was undergoing treatment for the last one month. Dr Shukla is survived by three daughters and one son.
Hooda, in his message, expressed heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved family and prayed to Almighty that the departed soul might rest in peace.
Sukhbir too prayed to the Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to family members to bear this irreparable loss.
Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Dr KK Khandelwal, Information Public Relations and Cultural Affairs director general Sudhir Rajpal, OSD Media KV Singh, Additional Media Advisers Sunil Parthi and Kewal Dhingra have also expressed grief over the sad demise of Madhusudan.
Indian National lok Dal (INlD) and BJP’s Haryana unit too expressed deep sense of sorrow and grief over the death of Dr Shukla. INlD state chief Ashok Arora said that it is irreparable loss to the aggrieved family and party will stand through thick and thin with them.
The Haryana BJP, in its condolence message, said that God grant courage
and strength to the members of the bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss with fortitude.
The cremation of his mortal remains will be held tomorrow at 12 pm at crematorium, sector 25, Chandigarh.