Poonamchand Yadav, the father of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, passed away at the age of 100 on Tuesday evening. He had been battling age-related ailments and died in a hospital in Ujjain. Chief Minister Yadav, who was attending a BJP membership drive event in Bhopal, left for Ujjain immediately upon hearing the news.
Visuals from outside his residence
Chief Minister Yadav had recently visited his father on Father’s Day at the hospital, where they spent time together. Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and his son Aryaman Scindia had also visited the hospital to check on Poonamchand Yadav's condition.
Condolences came from all corners of the political arena, with leaders from different parties expressing their grief and offering prayers for Yadav's soul.
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and current Union Minister for Agriculture, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, expressed his condolences.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also extended his condolences
State Congress leaders Jitu Patwari and Digvijay Singh also conveyed their condolences