HM Amit Shah’s sister passes away ; Two minutes silence observed at Banas function

Gandhinagar: Union Home and Cooperation minister and Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat representative Amitbhai Shah’s elder sister Rajeshwariben Shah passed away today. Amit Shah couldn’t attend ‘Sahkar thi Samruddhi’ function of Banas Dairy at Deodar in Banaskantha district of North Gujarat today morning therefore. Shah’s other scheduled engagements in Gujarat are also cancelled/postponed today.

Shah’s close friend and cooperative leader Ajay Patel from the stage of this function made announcement that Amitbhai was to attend this function, but he couldn’t do it due to sad demise of Amitbhai’s elder sister Rajuben who was unwell for long. On Ajay Patel’s call, all those attending the event stood up for two minutes silence in order to pay tribute to Amitbhai’s Shah’s elder sister.

Shah was on two days visit to Home-State Gujarat. He visited Jagannath Mandir yesterday and also flew kites in three assembly areas of his Lok Sabha constituency. Shah was scheduled to attend the Banas Dairy function today. In absence of Shah, State Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel headed the event.

Shah had visited his ailing sister at Maharashtra last week and spent two hours in the HN Reliance Hospital in Girgaon in Maharashtra capital Mumbai to inquire about the condition of her. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and industrialist Mukesh Ambani also reached the hospital to meet Shah and inquire about his sister at the hospital. DeshGujarat