By IANS,
New Delhi : Mourning the death of Congress leader Arjun Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Monday said the country had lost an accomplished parliamentarian and a distinguished leader.
Singh, 80, a former union minister and three-time Madhya Pradesh chief minister, died following a cardiac arrest here Friday.
The house mourned his demise and MPs stood in silence as a mark of respect.
“We deeply mourn the loss of our friend. He was an active social and political worker. The country has lost accomplished parliamentarian and a distinguished leader,” Meira Kumar said in her obituary reference as soon as the house assembled for the day.
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