Congress MP and Chairman of Jindal Steel & Power ltd, Naveen Jindal arrived here in a special aircraft on Sunday to pay tributes to late Union Minister Vidya Charan Shukla at his residence at Radheshyam Bhavan in the city.
The veteren Congress leader was killed in a deadly attack by Maoists on a convoy of Congress party leaders and workers at Jeeram Ghati of Bastar region in Chhattisgarh on May 25. Immediately after arrival, Jindal headed straight to the residence of the slain leader and offered his condolences to former Union Minister’s wife Sarla Shukla and other family members while meeting them.
Speaking on the occasion, Jindal termed the demise of the veteren Congress leader as an irreparable loss to the country and for the development of Chhattisgarh State. later, Jindal also attended a programme at the Kabir Square near the PHE headquarters on the occasion of ‘Navin Jindal Kabir Jayanti’ and remembered the vision and ideals of the poet.