New Delhi, 16th August: Senior Delhi BJP Leader & Former Speaker of Delhi Assembly Shri Charti Lal Goel passed away in early hours of Tuesday 16 August. His cremation was performed by his son & central minister Shri Vijay Goel in presence of thousands of citizens of Delhi and party leaders & workers at Nigambodh Ghat today around noon. Office of Delhi BJP was kept closed during the first half of the day as a mark of respect toward the departed soul.
BJP National President Shri Amit Shah, Union Misters Shri Arun Jaitley & Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Senior National Leader Shri Ram Lal, Shri Arun Singh, Dr. Anil Jain, Shri Bhupendra Yadav, Shri Shahnawaz Hussain, Sardar R P Singh were present at the cremation of Shri Charti Lal Goel.
Lt. Governor of Delhi Shri Najeeb Jung and Delhi Assembly Speaker Shri Ramniwas Goel paid tributes to Shri Charti Lal Goel on behalf of Delhi Administration and the Assembly. Dy. CM Shri Manish Sisodia visited his residence and expressed his condolences. Mayor of North D.M.C. Dr. Sanjeev Nayyar paid tributes on behalf of citizens of Delhi.
Delhi BJP President Shri Satish Upadhyay paying his condolence said Shri Charti Lal Goel was pious soul and institution by himself who had a deep knowledge of party constitution & affairs. He worked at several levels in the party & government contributing immensely to Delhi's cultural & trade growth alongwith contributing in development of dedicated party cadre.
A Taxation Advocate by profession Shri Charti Lal Goel was a active leader of Delhi since Jansangh era. He worked as Vice President of Delhi BJP since party's formation for over 2 decades.
As a public representative Shri Charti Lal Goel won several elections. He was elected as member of Delhi Municipal Corporation, Delhi Metropolitan Council and Delhi Assembly. His tenures as Deputy Mayor of Delhi and Speaker of the Delhi Assembly spoke volumes on his statesmanship quality. He was very close to former Prime Minister Sh. Atal Behari Vajpayee and former Deputy PM Sh. L.K. Advani.
Senior Delhi BJP leaders Shri Mangeram Garg, Shri Vijender Gupta, Shri Sidharthan, Shri Ashish Sood, Shri Jai Prakash, Smt. Shikha Rai, Shri Abhay Verma, Shri Kuljeet Chahl, Shri Mahender Gupta, Prof. Rajvir Shamra, Shri O P Sharma, Shri Jagdish Pradhan along with hundreds of party workers joined the cremation at Nigambodh Ghat.
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