Vice-President condoles demise of former Union Minister and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Major General B. C. Khanduri (Retd.)

India, May 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan today expressed deep grief over the passing of former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General B. C. Khanduri (Retd.).

In a message, the Vice-President said that with the demise of Major General Khanduri, the nation has lost a distinguished soldier, an able administrator and a statesman of rare integrity.

The Vice-President noted that Major General Khanduri's visionary contribution towards transforming India's road infrastructure through the Golden Quadrilateral and the National Highways Development Programme would remain a landmark in the country's development journey.

Recalling his recent m...