GUWAHATI, July 26 - Various organisations have condoled the death of veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Bijoy Krishna Handique.
Governor PB Acharya termed Handique a great leader of the State and said his demise was a great loss for the people of Assam.
The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), while describing Handique as an astute politician and a doyen of Congress politics in the State, said that he strode the State�s political arena like a colossus for over four decades.
�He has been a father figure of the State�s Congress for decades. His death has created a vacuum that will be hard to fill. He believed and practised politics of value,� APCC president Anjan Dutta said in a statement.
The Sadou Asam Karmachari Parishad (SAKP) in its condolence message, termed Handique an astute politician and a well-wisher of SAKP. �His death is a great loss for the State,� it said.
Expressing his condolences to Handique�s bereaved family, BJP State president Siddhartha Bhattacharya prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul.
The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has also expressed condolence at Handique�s demise. In a statement, AIUDF president and Lok Sabha PM Badruddin Ajmal said that with Handique�s death the State had lost a �tall� leader.
Communist Party of India (CPI) Assam State secretary Drupad Borgohain also expressed sorrow over Handique�s demise.
Shirazul Hussain Saikia, Member, Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) also condoled Handique�s death.
