Chandigarh, August 18- Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal arrived at the prayer meeting organised to honour his brother Late Sh Gulshan Khattar where he paid floral tributes. The Chief Minister expressed his gratitude to all the people who reached the prayer meeting.  Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala also reached the prayer meeting and expressed his condolences by paying floral tributes on the portrait of Late Sh Gulshan Khattar.

In the prayer meeting, the Chief Minister said that on one hand he is saddened by the departure of his brother, on the other hand he has the love of the people.  He said that he considers the entire society as his family.

The Chief Minister said that no one can avoid death.  Death is permanent. From childhood to youth to  middle age to old age, the cycle of life goes on.  Society is bound by this whole affair. 

He said that various sections of the society have expressed their condolences on the demise of his brother, and he is grateful to all for this.

Triveni planted in memory of Sh Gulshan Khattar

Chief Minister Sh Manohar Lal also planted a Triveni at Baba Balak Puri Memorial Park in memory of his younger brother Late Sh. Gulshan Khattar.

Late Sh. Gulshan Khattar lived a life of simplicity: Vijayvargiya

BJP National General Secretary, Sh. Kailash Vijayvargiya along with BJP National President, Sh J P Nadda and Union Home Minister, Sh. Amit Shah paid tributes to Late Sh. Gulshan Khattar on behalf of the party.

Sh. Kailash Vijayvargiya said that Late Sh. Gulshan Khattar was of saintly nature.  Despite his brother being the Chief Minister, he led a life of simplicity.  His whole life was spent in discipline.

Late Sh. Gulshan Khattar was fond of farming: Sh Dushyant Chautala

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala also attended the prayer meeting to pay tributes to Late Sh. Gulshan Khattar, younger brother of Sh. Manohar Lal. Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that Late Sh. Gulshan Khattar was an epitome of simplicity.  He lived his whole life with simplicity.  He was very fond of farming and he was always busy in his farming work.  Like an ordinary farmer, he was very interested in his work.  Helping other people was his forte. Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that the death of Late Sh. Gulshan Khattar has definitely caused a loss to the family and society.

Late Sh. Gulshan Khattar lived in limited resources: Dhankar

Paying tributes on behalf of Haryana BJP, the party's State President, Sh. OP Dhankar said that the passing away of Late Sh. Gulshan Khattar is definitely a big loss.  Despite his brother being the Chief Minister, he made a living with limited means.  It never came to his mind that his brother had great power as the Chief Minister.

Those present during the prayer meeting included, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Sh. Krishan Pal Gurjar, Vidhan Sabha Speaker, Sh. Gian Chand Gupta, Power Minister, Sh. Ranjit Singh, Agriculture Minister, Sh. JP Dalal, Cooperation Minister, Dr. Banwari Lal, Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt. Kamlesh Dhanda, MP, Sh. Ratan Lal Kataria, MP, Sh Naib Saini, MP, Dr.  Arvind Sharma, President, Asthal Bohar Math President and MP, Sh. Balak Nath, MLAs, Sh. Krishna Middha, Smt. Seema Trikha, Sh. Subhash Sudha, Sh. Zakir Hussain, Sh. Vinod Bhayana, Sh. Bharat Bhushan Batra, Smt. Shakuntala Khatak, Sh. Gopal Kanda, and other distinguished personalities.