Nadda, Sonia among leaders with diverse political ideologies pay homage to Sitaram Yechury
Nadda paid floral tributes to the mortal remains of the former Rajya Sabha MP Yechury, who passed away at the age of 72 on Thursday, at his residence.
Nadda paid floral tributes to the mortal remains of the former Rajya Sabha MP Yechury, who passed away at the age of 72 on Thursday, at his residence.
Sitaram Yechury passed away on 12th September at AIIMS, New Delhi.
Expressing grief over the demise of the CPM leader, she said, “I am very saddened by the passing away of Sitaram Yechury ji. We had worked closely together during 2004-08 to begin with and the friendship that had been established then continued till his very end.”
Some leaders emerge during elections, such as Lok Sabha or Assembly polls. One such person is 59-year-old Sunita, the wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. She has become a crucial link between her jailed husband and the party.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary on Tuesday.
In a condolence letter addressed to Singh's wife Heminder Kumari Singh, Gandhi wrote, "Dear Hem, I was sorry to learn that Natwar passed away. He has been your life's companion and loosing him must be painful for you."
In a fresh attack on the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused the ruling dispensation of persisting with the policy of dividing communities and spreading an atmosphere of fear and animosity.
The Congress president highlighted a portion of the editorial in an X post, reading: “There is no evidence that the Prime Minister has come to terms with the electoral outcome or has reflected on the message sent to him by voters”.
The CPP chairman was accompanied by former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and party’s General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
The name of the former Congress president was proposed by the incumbent president Mallikarjun Kharge at the CPP meeting at the Central Hall of Parliament here.
