MNS: The Cabinet met today to condole the passing away of former Prime Minister Shri Inder Kumar Gujral.
Inder Kumar Gujral will be given State Funeral. The Cabinet also declared State mourning of seven days as mark of respect to the departed leader and passed the following resolution:
“The Cabinet expresses profound sorrow at the sad demise of Shri Inder Kumar Gujral, the former Prime Minister of India, on 30th November, 2012. In his death, India has lost a great patriot, a visionary leader and a freedom fighter. Shri Gujral actively participated in the freedom struggle and was imprisoned during the Quit India Movement. As a distinguished diplomat, he served as Ambassador of India to the erstwhile U.S.S.R. and Special Envoy of India to a number of countries. Shri Gujral was an esteemed Member of Parliament in both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. Before assuming the office of the Prime Minister of India on the 21st April, 1997, Shri Gujral held various Ministerial positions as Minister of External Affairs; Minister of Water Resources; Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs & Communications and Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting and Communications.
Born on 4th December, 1919, at Jhelum in undivided Punjab into a family of freedom fighters, Shri Gujral was an erudite scholar, an eminent intellectual and a well respected commentator on national and international affairs.
The Cabinet places on record its deep sense of grief at the passing away of Shri Inder Kumar Gujral and extends its sincere condolences on behalf of the entire nation to the bereaved family.”
The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari has deeply condoled the passing away of of Shri Inder Kumar Gujral, former Prime Minister of India. In his condolence message, he has said that Shri Gujral was a distinguished leader and an outstanding public figure who served our country in various capacities, including as External Affairs Minister and Ambassador to the USSR, with dedication, honesty and patriotism, in a long and illustrious career spanning over many decades. He is fondly remembered by all who knew him as a warm, compassionate and friendly human being.
The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony has offered his condolences at the passing away of Gujral here today.
He said, “Shri IK Gujral was a seasoned and astute politician who dedicated his entire life for the cause of the nation spanning over a period of over seventy years. He not only took part in the country’s freedom struggle but also contributed significantly to nation building. Never afraid of speaking his mind he was instrumental in coming out with bold ideas for conflict resolution in our immediate and extended neighbourhood.
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