Vice-President pays tributes to former Union Minister and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Major General B. C. Khanduri Ji in Dehradun

Posted On: 20 MAY 2026 11:27AM by PIB Delhi The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan today paid heartfelt tributes to former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General B. C. Khanduri Ji, at his residence in Dehradun. Paid heartfelt tributes to former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General B. C. Khanduri Ji, at his residence in Dehradun today. He will be remembered as an extraordinary leader, a distinguished soldier and a veteran administrator who devoted his… pic.twitter.com/kbjBA9xE19 &mdash; Vice-President of India (@VPIndia) May 20, 2026 Paying homage to the departed leader, the Vice-President said that Major General Khanduri would be remembered as an extraordinary leader, a distinguished soldier and a veteran administrator who devoted his life to the service of the nation and its people. The Vice-President further stated that Major General Khanduri’s contribution towards improving connectivity and strengthening India’s road infrastructure remains a lasting legacy in the country’s development journey. ********** PR/ASM/VMJ (Release ID: 2263098) Visitor Counter : 492 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी , Marathi , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Punjabi , Gujarati , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam Vice President's Secretariat Vice-President pays tributes to former Union Minister and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Major General B. C. Khanduri Ji in Dehradun Posted On: 20 MAY 2026 11:27AM by PIB Delhi The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan today paid heartfelt tributes to former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General B. C. Khanduri Ji, at his residence in Dehradun. Paid heartfelt tributes to former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General B. C. Khanduri Ji, at his residence in Dehradun today. He will be remembered as an extraordinary leader, a distinguished soldier and a veteran administrator who devoted his… pic.twitter.com/kbjBA9xE19 &mdash; Vice-President of India (@VPIndia) May 20, 2026 Paying homage to the departed leader, the Vice-President said that Major General Khanduri would be remembered as an extraordinary leader, a distinguished soldier and a veteran administrator who devoted his life to the service of the nation and its people. The Vice-President further stated that Major General Khanduri’s contribution towards improving connectivity and strengthening India’s road infrastructure remains a lasting legacy in the country’s development journey. ********** PR/ASM/VMJ (Release ID: 2263098) <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan today paid heartfelt tributes to former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General B. C. Khanduri Ji, at his residence in Dehradun.</span></span></p> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Paid heartfelt tributes to former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General B. C. Khanduri Ji, at his residence in Dehradun today.<br><br>He will be remembered as an extraordinary leader, a distinguished soldier and a veteran administrator who devoted his… <a href="https://t.co/kbjBA9xE19">pic.twitter.com/kbjBA9xE19</a></p>&mdash; Vice-President of India (@VPIndia) <a href="https://twitter.com/VPIndia/status/2056951386152317225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2026</a> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Paying homage to the departed leader, the Vice-President said that Major General Khanduri would be remembered as an extraordinary leader, a distinguished soldier and a veteran administrator who devoted his life to the service of the nation and its people.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The Vice-President further stated that Major General Khanduri’s contribution towards improving connectivity and strengthening India’s road infrastructure remains a lasting legacy in the country’s development journey.</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"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">PR/ASM/VMJ&nbsp;</span></span></strong></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); 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