Chief Minister Raman Singh on Wednesday condoled the death of former State Minister Hemchand Yadav.
The Chief Minister in a condolence message said that in the death of former Minister Hemchand Yadav of Durg, the State had lost a popular mass leader who worked tirelessly for the upliftment of the downtrodden.
Singh said that Hemchand Yadav was a part of his Cabinet for ten years since the year 2003.
He served as Minister in labour, Water Resources, Panchayat and Rural Development and Higher Education, the Chief Minister said.
Singh said that the contribution of Hemchand Yadav in the initial stages of formation of new State like Chhattisgarh will be remembered forever. He was really a superb leader.
The Chief Minister said that in his death he had lost an energetic and hard working man of the masses.
He expressed his sympathies to the members of the bereaved family and prayed for peace to the departed soul.
It may be mentioned here that Hemchand Yadav died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi last night.
He was first elected as an MlA from Durg in the year 1998 in the undivided Madhya Pradesh.