19th January, 2003
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution  


SHRI YADAV CONDOLES THE DEATH OF DR. BACHCHAN


Shri Sharad Yadav, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has expressed grief on the death of Dr. Harivanshrai Bachchan, a doyen of Hindi poetry. In a message to the bereaved family, the Minister conveyed condolence and said that with his demise the era of romantics in Hindi poetry has also come to an end.