The bodies of slain leader in the Chhattisgarh Assembly Nand Kumar Patel and his son Dinesh Patel killed by the Maoist insurgents in a bloody attack which left 27 dead including prominent Congress leaders at Darbha Ghati valley, about 35 kms from Sukma in the restive Bastar region were brought to Raipur during the noon hours.
The bodies were kept in the airport for the PM Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to pay tributes to Patel and his son before they would leave for New Delhi. Both the PM and UPA Chairperson would head straight to the Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon to inquire about the health of former Union Minister Vidya Charan Shukla who received three bullet injuries in Saturday’s attack by Maoists.
UPA chief, PM reach Patel’s residence
Raipur: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi reached the residence of slain leader Nand Kumar Patel and his son Dinesh Patel in Devendra Nagar of Raipur. Both the PM and UPA Chairperson arrived in tight security and waited outside for a while in front of the slain leader’s house before meeting his family members. A large number of Congress supporters were present at the residence of Patel and some raised slogans as the convoy of the PM and UPA Chairperson arrived