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Manmohan Singh condoles demise of former Punjab CM Harcharan Brar |
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, condoled the demise of former Governor of Haryana and former Punjab Chief Minister Harcharan Singh
Brar who died on Sunday after a prolonged illness. He was 87 In his message, Dr
Singh said, "I was deeply saddened to hear of the demise of Sardar Harcharan Singh
Brar. He was a senior figure in the public life of Punjab and was widely respected
for his dedicated nationalism and commitment to values." "He served as Chief Minister
of the State with distinction during a difficult period. He also served as Governor
of Orissa and Haryana and will be remembered as a mature political leader who
stood for the politics of consensus and conciliation," Dr Singh added. "May God
give his family the strength and fortitude to bear this irreparable loss. I pray
for the peace of the departed soul," he said. Brar, who was a senior Congress
leader, is survived by his widow Gurbinder Kaur Brar, a son Kanwarjit Singh Brar,
who is an MLA from Muktsar and a daughter Kanwaljit Kaur alias Bubli Brar. Punjab
Government has declared a three-day state mourning while the Haryana Government
has declared two day mourning as a mark of respect to Brar. An agriculturist by
profession, Brar was Chief Minister of Punjab from August 1995 till January 1996.
Brar, who remained Governor of Haryana from September 24, 1977 to December 9,
1979 and that of Orissa for around six months in 1976, will be cremated in his
native village Sarai Naga today afternoon. |
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