Chandigarh, January 15: Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa and Irrigation and Power Minister Rana Gurjeet Singh today expressed grief over the demise of PPCC vice president and former Member Parliament Satnam Singh Kainth, and Padam Shri Dr Amrit Tewari, the mother of senior Congress leader and former union minister Manish Tewari.
Satnam Singh Kainth served as the Leader of Opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha in 1992-97 and was also elected as Member Parliament from Phillaur Lok Sabha constituency in 1998. Dr Amrit Tewari was awarded Padam Shri for her outstanding service in the field of medicine.
In their condolence message, both the ministers remembered Kainth’s services to the nation as a representative of weaker sections of the society and Dr. Amrit Tewari’s services as Dean of the PGI, Chairperson of the Indian Dental Council and Councilor in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.
They prayed to Almighty to give courage to the bereaved families to the bear the loss and grant peace to the departed souls.