TRIBUTE

CWC Pays Homage
The Congress Working Committee passed the following resolution on 30th September, 2001 condoling the death of Shri Madhavrao Scindia and others who died in the plane crash :

The Congress president, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, placing floral wreath at the body of Shri Madhavrao Scindia at AICC headquarters in New Delhi

The Congress Working Committee places on record its profound sorrow and grief at the tragic and untimely death of Shri Madhavrao Scindia in an aeroplane crash on 30 September.

His passing away is a stunning blow to our Party, of which he was an outstanding, charismatic, vastly popular, widely respected member. He was an exemplary deputy leader of Parliamentary Party. There is an empty place today on our political horizon.

In his death, the country has lost a dynamic leader, an inspiring Parliamentarian. He came to Parliament at the age of 26 and remained a member for 30 consecutive years.

His memorable stewardship of the Railway Ministry will now pass into legend. By resigning as Civil Aviation Minister, as a matter of principle, he raised the level of our political dialogue.

His contributions to our deliberations in the Congress Working Committees were always stimulating and high-minded. As one of our star campaigners he was always in great demand. We salute his memory.

The Congress Working Committee sends its heartfelt condolences to Smt. Scindia and members of her family. No words of ours can console her at this time. All we can say is that her grief is shared throughout the length and breadth of our country.

The Congress Working Committee places on record its deep sense of sorrow and anguish at the untimely and tragic death of young and well-known media persons who accompanied Shri Madhavrao Scindia on the special flight to Kanpur : Shri Ranjan Jha and cameraman Gopal Bisht from Aaj Tak, Sanjiv Sinha, a prominent journalist of the Indian Express and Ms. Anju Sharma of the Hindustan Times.

The Congress Working Committee also condoles the tragic death of Shri Rupinder Singh, a Youth Congress activist closely working with Shri Scindia as also Shri Gautam Ray and Ms. Ritu Malik the two pilots of the ill-fated flight.