NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, MAY 16
Political leaders in Gujarat cutting across party lines on Sunday paid tribute to Congress Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Satav who died in a hospital in Pune in Maharashtra days after recovering from COVID-19.
જાહેર જીવનમાં સતત કાર્યરત ગુજરાત કોંગ્રેસના પ્રભારી રાજીવ સાતવજીનું નિધન ખૂબજ દુઃખદ છે.
પરમ કૃપાળુ પરમાત્મા એમના દિવ્ય આત્માને સદ્ગતિ અર્પે અને પરિવારને તથા એમના સ્નેહીઓને આ દુ:ખ સહન કરવાની શક્તિ બક્ષે એ જ પ્રાર્થના.
ૐ શાંતિ…!!
— Vijay Rupani (Modi Ka Parivar) (@vijayrupanibjp) May 16, 2021
Satav, 46, was his party’s in-charge for Gujarat since March, 2018 and was active in the state’s politics, where the BJP has been dominant for over two decades.
श्री @SATAVRAJEEV जी का अचानक हमारे बीच से चला जना बेहद दुखद है। पारिवारिक सूत्रों के अनुसार उनकी अंतिम संस्कार विधि , कल 17 मई सुबह 10 बजे उनके गाँव कलमनुरी, हिंगोली की जायेगी।
ईष्वर पवित्र आत्मा को शांति प्रदान करे 🙏 pic.twitter.com/EbiFNLC85U
— Amit Chavda (@AmitChavdaINC) May 16, 2021
“The demise of Rajeev Satavji, Congress in-charge for Gujarat, who was always active in public life, is very sad. May the Lord bestow salvation to his divine soul and strength to his family members and loved ones to bear this suffering,” Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani tweeted in Gujarati.
Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Paresh Dhanani said Satav’s simplicity, smile, his connection to the grassroots and loyalty to the party will always be remembered.
“Goodbye my friend, bye my boss!” Dhanani tweeted.
State Congress president Amit Chavda and former chief minister and ex-Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela also paid tribute to Satav.
While Chavda expressed grief, Vaghela said Satav’s youthful leadership and excellent work style impressed everybody.
He will be remembered for his simplicity, openness, ground connection, leadership and loyalty to the party, the Gujarat Congress said in a statement, quoting its leaders like Arjun Modhwadia, Bharatsinh Solanki, Shaktisinh Gohil, Deepak Babaria and Hardik Patel among others.
Satav was in hospital since April 22 after testing positive for coronavirus.
