Niece of former PM, late Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Congress leader Karuna Shukla passes away

New Delhi: Former MP and senior Congress leader Karuna Shukla died of COVID-19 in Ramkrishna CARE Hospitals, Raipur during the wee hours of Tuesday.

Shukla, the niece of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, was undergoing treatment for Covid-19 after she had tested positive for infection. The last rites will be performed today in Balodabazar.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel expressed grief over the demise of Karuna Shukla and said that he had a close family relationship outside of politics with her.

“My aunt Karuna Shukla is no more. The ruthless Corona took her as well. She has had a very close family relationship outside of politics and I continued to get her blessings. May God give her space in their shrines and we all have the power to bear her loss,” he twitted in Hindi.

मेरी करुणा चाची यानी करुणा शुक्ला जी नहीं रहीं। निष्ठुर कोरोना ने उन्हें भी लील लिया।

राजनीति से इतर उनसे बहुत आत्मीय पारिवारिक रिश्ते रहे और उनका सतत आशीर्वाद मुझे मिलता रहा।

ईश्वर उन्हें अपने श्रीचरणों में स्थान दें और हम सबको उनका विछोह सहने की शक्ति। pic.twitter.com/gumLKp0Lfq

— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) April 26, 2021