May 26, 2010 01:58 am | Updated 01:58 am IST - NEW DELHI
The Samajwadi Party on Tuesday paid rich tributes to party leader and Rajya Sabha member Virendra Bhatia, who died here on Monday after a brief illness. He was 63.
Party general secretaries Ram Gopal Yadav and Mohan Singh expressed shock at the untimely death of Mr. Bhatia. He was the Advocate-General of the Uttar Pradesh government during Mulayam Singh's tenure.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chairman of Rajya Sabha and Vice-President Hamid Ansari paid rich tributes to Mr. Bhatia.
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