Lucknow: Defence Minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh visited several localities in the city to pay tribute to the deceased and offer condolences to their grieving families.
During his visit, Singh reached the residence of Ritesh Gupta in Sadar Bazaar, Cantonment, following the death of Gupta’s mother. He also expressed condolences to Professor Sanjay Singh, Vice-Chancellor of Shakuntala University, on the demise of his father, Devendra Pratap Singh.
In Shyam Vihar Colony, Budheshwar, the minister met the family of the nephew of Satyendra Singh, BJP Lucknow Mahanagar general secretary, and offered them support during their bereavement.
Singh also visited the residence of late senior BJP leader Diwakar Seth to pay his respects. He subsequently visited the family of late Dr S.R. Azmi in Mukarim Nagar, Daliganj, and met Sandeep Singh Verma’s family in Hasan Ganj following the death of Verma’s mother.
The Defence Minister also offered condolences to the family of Pankaj Saxena, BJP Lucknow Mahanagar minister, following the death of his father in Indira Nagar Sector 11. In Vishal Khand, Gomti Nagar, he paid his respects to the family of late Bhola Nath Tiwari.
According to media in-charge Anurag Sahu, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, BJP Lucknow Mahanagar president Anand Dwivedi, Mayor Sushma Kharkwal, Legislative Council members Ram Chandra Pradhan and Mukesh Sharma, special executive officer K.P. Singh, MP representative Diwakar Tripathi and public relations officer Raghavendra Shukla were also present during the visits.
