Chief Minister Raman Singh has expressed profound grief over sudden demise of former MlA from Balod lokendra Yadav. Yadav died after suffering a massive heart attack at his residence near the Balod District headquarters on Sunday morning.
The Chief Minister on Sunday reached the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in the evening and paid tributes to the departed leader.
On the occasion, a condolence meeting and a two-minute silence was observed at the medical college premises where the body of the leader was kept and a prayer was conducted for the peace of the departed soul. later, Singh met the members of the late leader’s family and offered condolence to them.
Earlier, speaking at the condolence meeting, the Chief Minister said that Yadav had a simple nature and was a committed farmer leader with a clean image besides being a tender hearted social worker.
Singh said that the late leader by donating his body after his death to the medical college has presented an inspirational example for the country and the society to follow. He said that the leader's body would be used for study by the medical students which would subsequently result in better treatment offered to the patients besides for the welfare of humanity.
The Chief Minister described the death of the MlA as a personal loss. He said that the late MlA had worked relentlessly for the development of the Balod region. The late MlA lokendra Yadav was born on December 12, 1949 at Tarod village of Balod Tehsil.
Yadav received the MA and B.Ed degree and involved himself in the agriculture profession besides taking up teaching work.
The late MlA was elected in year 1998 from Balod region of Chhattisgarh in the undivided Madhya Pradesh. After formation of Chhattisgarh State in year 2000, he was the member of the first Assembly of Chhattisgarh State.
The late leader was also member of the Antodaya Samiti of the then Durg state from 1991 to 1995.
Jogi expresses profound grief
Former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi on Sunday mourned the sudden demise of former MlA lokendra Yadav. In his condolence message, Jogi said, "lokendra Yadav, like a family member of mine, always had love and harmony for me."
He said, "Though we belong to different political parties, he never let our personal relations to be changed. With his sudden demise I have suffered an irreparable loss." Yadav had left a full family behind him to mourn the loss.
Jogi prayed the almighty to grant strength to the bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss and peace to the departed soul.