Haryana CM Naib Singh Saini pays tribute to Late Kishan Kapoor in Dharamshala
Haryana Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini visited Dharamshala on Friday to pay his respects to former Kangra MP and three-time Himachal Pradesh minister, late Kishan Kapoor. Saini visited Kapoor’s residence and offered condolences to his family.
Arvind Sharma
Feb 21, 2025 09:32
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Dharamshala, February 21, 2025: Haryana Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini visited Dharamshala on Friday to pay his respects to former Kangra MP and three-time Himachal Pradesh minister, late Kishan Kapoor. Saini visited Kapoor’s residence and offered condolences to his family.
Arriving by helicopter from Chandigarh in the morning, Saini landed at Sai Ground, Dharamshala. He spent about half an hour with the bereaved family before returning to Chandigarh the same way.
Kishan Kapoor, a prominent Gaddi leader, passed away onFebruary 1, at PGI Chandigarh after a prolonged illness. He was 74. Kapoor had an illustrious political career, having been elected MLA from Dharamshala five times and serving as a minister in the state government thrice (1998, 2008, and 2017). In 2019, he was elected as an MP from the Kangra parliamentary constituency.
Kapoor is survived by his wife Rekha Kapoor, son Shashwat Kapoor, and daughter Pragati Kapoor. CM Saini personally extended his condolences to the family, acknowledging Kapoor’s significant contributions to the region.
