Shah pays tribute to Kalyan Singh, says his death is “big loss for BJP

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday paid tributes to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh here, calling the death of the BJP stalwart a “big loss” for the party.

Singh died at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) in Lucknow on Saturday night. He was 89.

“With the death of Kalyan Singhji, the BJP has lost a stalwart. It is a big loss for the party. The void created by Kalyan Singh”s death is difficult to fill for a long time,” Shah told reporters.

He also paid tributes to Singh at PWD guest house in Atrauli town, where his native village Madholi is situated.

“With his death, deprived, down-trodden and backwards have lost their well-wisher. He was big leader of the ”Ram Janmabhoomi andolan”. For this, he did not hesitate in leaving the government. I spoke to him when the ”Shilanyas” was done and ”Babuji” said that his life”s target was achieved with it,” Shah said.