NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, AUG 31
Leaders of the Congress and the BJP in Gujarat on Monday paid rich tributes to former President Pranab Mukherjee, remembering him as a “statesman and a humble person above party politics”.
भारत के पूर्व राष्ट्रपति और भारत रत्न से सम्मानित श्री प्रणव मुखर्जी के निधन पर गहरा दुःख हुआ। उनका सादगीपूर्ण जीवन और उनकी कर्तव्यनिष्ठा देशवासियों को निरंतर प्रेरित करते रहेंगे। दिवंगत श्री प्रणव मुखर्जी को मेरी अश्रुभिनी श्रद्धांजलि। pic.twitter.com/4GnZGvticb
— Governor of Gujarat (@GovernorofGuj) August 31, 2020
Governor Acharya Devvrat said the country has lost a leader in Mukherjee who had worked for the national interest throughout his political life.
“He was a scholar politician known for his hard work. He lived a simple life and served the nation. May God gives him peace,” Acharya Devvrat said in his condolence message.
भारत के पूर्व राष्ट्रपति,भारत रत्न,मृदु भाषी, दलगत राजनीति से परे,सबको सम्मान देने वाले श्री प्रणब दा @CitiznMukherjee जी का निधन हो गया।देश ने एक कुशल राजनीतिज्ञ व मार्गदर्शक खो दिया,यह हमारे राष्ट्र के लिए एक अपूरणीय क्षति है ।
ईश्वर पुण्यात्मा को देवलोक में स्थान दें।
ॐ शांति। pic.twitter.com/EFpiDkjxE3— Vijay Rupani (Modi Ka Parivar) (@vijayrupanibjp) August 31, 2020
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said the country has lost an able politician and a guide.
“I express my deepest regret on the death of former president Pranab Mukherjee. He was a soft-spoken person who gave respect to everybody. He was a personality who was above party politics,” Rupani said.
The CM said Mukherjee had a special relation with Gujarat, as he was a Rajya Sabha MP from the western state.
“Gujarat will always remember his long political life and service to the country,” Rupani said.
भारत के पूर्व राष्ट्रपति श्री#PranabMukherjee के निधन पर गहरा दुख हुआ।
राष्ट्र ने एक महान विचारक और राजनेता को खो दिया है। उनका पूरा जीवन राष्ट्र की सेवा के लिए समर्पित था। उनके परिवार, दोस्तों और समर्थकों के प्रति मेरी संवेदना है। भगवान उनकी आत्मा को शांति प्रदान करे। pic.twitter.com/g4D4FN3jxZ— Amit Chavda (@AmitChavdaINC) August 31, 2020
State Congress president Amit Chavda said the nation has lost a great thinker and statesmen in Mukherjee.
“His entire life was dedicated to the service of the country. Extremely pained by his death and may God give peace to his soul,” he added.
