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.
However, the Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala maintained that "99.9 per cent" leaders are in favour of Rahul Gandhi's return to the top post.
"I have lost an irreplaceable comrade, a faithful colleague and a friend. I mourn his passing and I feel deeply for his bereaved family to whom I offer my sincere feelings of empathy and support," she added
'We need to do several things at several levels - organisationally, articulation in the media in whatever form, putting up people who the people want to listen to, providing active, thoughtful leaders who can articulate with a lot of circumspection.'
'Drunk on power and arrogance, the government in Bihar has deviated from its path. Their words and deeds are suspect,' she said.
A senior official claimed several policemen had shown Covid symptoms. Since morning, the media has also been barred from the woman's village.
