Rajnath Singh condoles death of Delhi BJP chief’s father, pays tributes

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday met the family of Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, offered his condolences, and paid floral tributes to the portrait of his father, Shyam Lal Sachdeva, who passed away on April 7 at the age of 94.

The last rites of Shyam Lal Sachdeva were performed at Nigam Bodh Ghat on Wednesday in the presence of Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and several other dignitaries, along with a large number of BJP workers.

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Paying respects to the late Shyam Lal Sachdeva, the Chief Minister said that through his simplicity and hard work in difficult circumstances, he nurtured his family and instilled values of social service among his relatives.

Gupta further said that it was due to the strong values and teachings imparted to his children that his youngest son, Virendra Sachdeva, is today serving as the state president of the country’s largest political party.

Sachdeva’s family had migrated from Muzaffargarh (now in Pakistan) during the Partition of 1947 and settled in Old Delhi’s Shankar Gali, where they established their business. They later moved to Mayur Vihar in East Delhi.