Former MP Maj-Gen Bikram Singh dead
Our Correspondent
Una, June 28
Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the HP Ex-Servicemen Corporation and former Lok Sabha MP Maj-Gen Vikram Singh (retd) died at Solan today. The former Lok Sabha member from the Hamirpur constituency was born and brought up at his ancestral village of Daulatpur Chowk in Una district.
He was unwell for the last two months and was staying with his son at Solan. He had remained a Congress MP from 1996 to 1998. He had later started an institute in Una city for training local youth to join the armed and paramilitary forces. His last rites will be performed at Daulatpur Chowk on Wednesday.
Industries Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, chairman of the State Finance Commission and Chintpurni MLA Kuldip Kumar, Gagret MLA and secretary of the All India Congress Committee Rakesh Kalia in a press communiqué condoled his death.
Guv, CM mourn death
Shimla: Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh mourned the death of Maj-Gen Bikram Singh (retd), former MP and Chairman of the Himachal Pradesh Ex-Servicemen Corporation, today in Solan.
The Governor prayed to the Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family members.
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh expressed deep sympathies with the bereaved family and prayed for the peace of the departed soul.
The Chief Minister said Maj-Gen Bikram Singh gave his valuable services to the nation while serving in the Indian Army. He also raised various important issues of the country and particularly Himachal Pradesh as a Member of Parliament. Besides the Speaker of the state Vidhan Sabha, a large number of Congress and BJP leaders also expressed their condolences.
