Vice-President condoles demise of former Union Minister and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Major General B. C. Khanduri (Retd.)

Posted On: 19 MAY 2026 2:16PM by PIB Delhi The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan today expressed deep grief over the passing of former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General B. C. Khanduri (Retd.). In a message, the Vice-President said that with the demise of Major General Khanduri, the nation has lost a distinguished soldier, an able administrator and a statesman of rare integrity. I am deeply saddened by the passing of former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General B. C. Khanduri (Retd.). With his demise, the nation has lost a distinguished soldier, an able administrator and a statesman of rare integrity. His visionary… pic.twitter.com/efXQnNu8Kt &mdash; Vice-President of India (@VPIndia) May 19, 2026 The Vice-President noted that Major General Khanduri’s visionary contribution towards transforming India’s road infrastructure through the Golden Quadrilateral and the National Highways Development Programme would remain a landmark in the country’s development journey. Recalling his recent meeting with the late leader during his visit to Dehradun, the Vice-President said that they had fondly reminisced about their association as former colleagues in the Lok Sabha. The Vice-President conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, his countless admirers and the people of Uttarakhand in this hour of grief. ***** PR/ASM/VMJ (Release ID: 2262727) Visitor Counter : 512 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Punjabi , Gujarati , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam Vice President's Secretariat Vice-President condoles demise of former Union Minister and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Major General B. C. Khanduri (Retd.) Posted On: 19 MAY 2026 2:16PM by PIB Delhi The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan today expressed deep grief over the passing of former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General B. C. Khanduri (Retd.). In a message, the Vice-President said that with the demise of Major General Khanduri, the nation has lost a distinguished soldier, an able administrator and a statesman of rare integrity. I am deeply saddened by the passing of former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General B. C. Khanduri (Retd.). With his demise, the nation has lost a distinguished soldier, an able administrator and a statesman of rare integrity. His visionary… pic.twitter.com/efXQnNu8Kt &mdash; Vice-President of India (@VPIndia) May 19, 2026 The Vice-President noted that Major General Khanduri’s visionary contribution towards transforming India’s road infrastructure through the Golden Quadrilateral and the National Highways Development Programme would remain a landmark in the country’s development journey. Recalling his recent meeting with the late leader during his visit to Dehradun, the Vice-President said that they had fondly reminisced about their association as former colleagues in the Lok Sabha. The Vice-President conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, his countless admirers and the people of Uttarakhand in this hour of grief. ***** PR/ASM/VMJ (Release ID: 2262727) <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan today expressed deep grief over the passing of former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General B. C. Khanduri (Retd.).<br /> <br /> In a message, the Vice-President said that with the demise of Major General Khanduri, the nation has lost a distinguished soldier, an able administrator and a statesman of rare integrity.</span></span></p> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">I am deeply saddened by the passing of former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General B. C. Khanduri (Retd.). With his demise, the nation has lost a distinguished soldier, an able administrator and a statesman of rare integrity.<br><br>His visionary… <a href="https://t.co/efXQnNu8Kt">pic.twitter.com/efXQnNu8Kt</a></p>&mdash; Vice-President of India (@VPIndia) <a href="https://twitter.com/VPIndia/status/2056653010852602289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2026</a> <p style="text-align:justify"><br /> <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The Vice-President noted that Major General Khanduri’s visionary contribution towards transforming India’s road infrastructure through the Golden Quadrilateral and the National Highways Development Programme would remain a landmark in the country’s development journey.<br /> <br /> Recalling his recent meeting with the late leader during his visit to Dehradun, the Vice-President said that they had fondly reminisced about their association as former colleagues in the Lok Sabha.<br /> <br /> The Vice-President conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, his countless admirers and the people of Uttarakhand in this hour of grief.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">*****</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>PR/ASM/VMJ</strong></span></span></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); 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