local residents and local Congress leaders expressed grief and paid tributes to veteran freedom fighter and former Cabinet Minister of undivided Uttar Pradesh, Dungar Singh Bisht who passed away at his residence in Nainital on Monday.
It is pertinent to mention here that veteran freedom fighter and social activist, Dungar Singh Bisht who passed away at the age of 98 years at his home in Nainital had been ailing for some time.
A known freedom fighter and activist, Bisht had also participated in the Quit India movement against British imperial rule. Apart from the Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi and Chief Minister Harish Rawat, the State labour minister Harish Chandra Durgapal also paid tribute to Bisht
calling him a beacon among freedom fighters.
The loss resulting from the demise of Bisht cannot be compensated, said the minister. Other local Congress leaders including Harendra Vohra, Ikbal Chandra Batra, Ravishankar Tiwari, Omprakash Arora, Veena Joshi, Omwati Devi and others expressed grief at Bisht’s demise and paid tributes to him here on Tuesday.