Gandhinagar, June 12 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and several BJP leaders on Friday paid tribute to former Gujarat Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Vijay Rupani, who lost his life in the Air India AI-171 crash in 2025.

Earlier, speaking to ANI, Gujarat Health Minister Praful Pansheriya said the tragedy continued to remain etched in public memory and paid tribute to those who lost their lives.

"A deeply tragic incident occurreid here a year ago, one that none of us has been able to forget. I offer my heartfelt tribute to the souls of the departed," Pansheriya said.

He said Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel had announced plans to establish two temples at the site in memory of the traged...