Governor Shekhar Dutt on Wednesday met the families of late Congress leader Yogendra Sharma and PSO Prafulla Shukla of former Union Minister Vidya Charan Shukla were killed in an attack by Maoist insurgents at Darbha ghati in Bastar region on Saturday.
Dutt first reached Tekari village in Dharsiwa Development Block and met the family of young Congress leader Yogendra Sharma who was one of the those killed in the attack by Maoist insurgents on the Congress convoy at Darbha ghati in Bastar on Saturday. The Governor while consoling son and Neha of the slain leader Yogendra sharma , stated that they should pride themselves that thire father achieved Martyrdom in the Maoist violence.
The Governor also consoled late Yogendra Sharma’s mother Ms Godvari, wife Anita, elder brothers Om Prakash and Mahesh.
The late leader’s son informed Dutt that he is pursuing an Engineering degree course while his daughter said that she had passed the 12th Standard examination.
later, he paid tributes to Yogendra Sharma by putting flowers in front of his picture. Present on the occasion were Raipur MP Ramesh Bains and Dharsiwa MlA Devji Bhai Patel.
Dutt after returning to Raipur reached the residence of late Prafulla Shukla, an APC from Bhilai of the 7th Battalion at Gudhiari and PSO of former Union Minister Vidya Charan Shukla and met his family to offer condolence.
Shukla after firing at the insurgents and running out of ammunition shot himself with the last bullet he had after apologising to the senior Congress leader who himself was seriously injured in the attack.
The Governor met the late PSO’s mother Anjani Shukla, wife Usha Shukla, Brother-in-law M l Sharma, brother Om Prakash and his two sons Akash and Prakash studying in 8th and 4th Standard respectively. Dutt told Shukla’s children that they are sons of a brave soldier.
The Governor assured the families of both late Yogendra Sharma and late Prafulla Shukla any assistance required by them anytime and also stated that they can meet him anytime for any assistance required.