Raipur, 01 August 2022
Chief MinisterBhupesh Baghel has paid homage to former Union Minister Shaheed Vidya Charan Shukla on his birth anniversary on 2nd August. Shri Baghel remembered Vidyacharan Shukla and said that Vidyacharan ji is known as an efficient politician and administrator. He represented Chhattisgarh for many years as a Union Minister. As a Minister to the Government of India, he held important responsibilities in the Ministries of Communications, Home, Defence, Finance, Planning, External Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs. As a Union Minister, Vidyacharan ji paved the way for the development of Chhattisgarh along with the country. Chhattisgarh will never forget the martyrdom of Vidya Charan ji in the Jhiram Valley Naxalite attack. His contribution to Chhattisgarh will always be remembered.