Governor Baby Rani Maurya, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Assembly speaker Prem Chand Aggarwal and BJP State president Banshidhar Bhagat condoled the demise of Anand Singh Bisht, the ailing father of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at All the India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), in Delhi on Monday.
In his condolence message to his UP counterpart, Rawat said, “From my childhood to the days when he was being treated, I had the good fortune of meeting him and taking his blessings. He will always be remembered for his contribution to social work and education.”
The in-charge of Uttarakhand unit of Congress party, Anugrah Narayan Singh, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief, Pritam Singh and other senior Congress leaders also expressed grief over the demise of Bisht.
In a message, Anugrah Narayan Singh said that death of Anand Singh Bisht has shocked him.
The PCC president said that everyone is with the grieving family during this time of sorrow. Both the leaders also prayed for peace to the departed soul. The vice president of Uttarakhand Congress Surya Kant Dhasmana also paid tributes to Anand Singh Bisht.
He said that Bisht was simplicity personified and he was dedicated towards providing education to downtrodden.