The renowned veteran leader of Uttarakhand Kranti Dal, founder and former cabinet minister during the tenure of retired Major General Bhuvan Chand Khanduri the then CM of Uttarakhand including furner UKD chief Diwakar Bhatt, also known as FIELD Marshal has breathed his last at his residence after being discharged from Indresh Hospital in Dehradun. He was 79 years old.
Diwakar Bhatt, who played an active role in the Uttarakhand state movement in Srinagar Garhwal while being an ITI student, became the founding vice president of Uttarakhand Kranti Dal formed in Mussoorie in 1979.
Diwakar Bhatt died after being on ventilator for several days in Indresh Hospital due to age related ailments and after slipping in his house.
Thousands of Uttarakhand statehood activists who have dedicated their youth to the statehood movement, wished Bhatt ji a speedy recovery while he was in hospital’s ICU.
The Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Trivendra Singh Rawat , MP and former CM and several other leaders had met him at the hospital yesterday and wished him speedy recovery.
He was discharged from hospital today after the doctors monitoring his health lost further hope asking the family members to take him home. As soon as he reached home, the UKD leader breathed his last.
In Press Club of India Charu Tiwari, Purushottam Sharma, Prabhat Dhyani and Sunil Negi condoled his death by observing a minutes’ silence after learning the news of Bhattji’s sad demise.
The Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed his deepest condolences on the sad demise of Diwakar Bhatt writing on X : The news of the demise of senior activist and former cabinet minister Shri Diwakar Bhatt ji, who played an important role in the Uttarakhand state formation movement, is extremely sad.
The work done by him from the state formation movement to the field of public service will always be unforgettable.
I pray to God to grant the virtuous soul a place at His feet and give the bereaved family and supporters the strength to bear this immense sorrow.
Congress chief of Uttarakhand Ganesh Godiyal while expressing his grief over the death of UKD founder Mr. Bhatt said : The news of the demise of Shri Diwakar Bhatt ji, the pioneer of Uttarakhand state formation movement, senior activist and former cabinet minister is extremely sad. His contribution from the state formation movement to the field of public service will always be remembered, inspiring and exemplary.
I pray to God to grant the departed soul a place at His feet and give strength to the bereaved family and all supporters to bear this immense sorrow.Om Shanti wrote Godiyal on X.
Union Minister of State Ajay Tamta, while expressing his condolences on the demise of Diwarkar Bhatt ji, said that the news of the demise of Shri Diwarkar Bhatt ji, a prominent leader of the Uttarakhand State Movement, senior leader and former Cabinet Minister, is extremely sad. From the founding of the state to public life, his contributions will always be remembered and inspiring wrote Ajay Tamta on X while paying his condolences to the departed soul.
He prayed to God to grant peace to the departed soul and give strength to his family and followers to bear this deep grief.
Om Shanti.
I had been extremely active in separate Uttarakhand movement from 1978 till 1994 and till the day separate Uttarakhand state was formed with UKD leader and Gandhi of Uttarakhand Indramani Badooni, Diwakar Bhattji, Kashi Singh Airy and late Pritam Singh Pawar. I alongwith the then editor of Blitz Hindi Nutan Savera Nand Kishore Nautiyalji and Diwakar Bhatt etc were on the Red Fort stage when all of a sudden the stones were pelted on us by the disgruntled elements to spoil the public meeting convened for separate Uttarakhand state. It was on this day Indramani Badooniji, Diwakar Bhatt, Kashi Singh Airy , Pritam Singh Panwar , me and thousands of activists had to safeguard themselves from police lathicharge and other disgruntled and nefarious elements who spoiled this meeting thus trying to sabotage the historic movement and the public tally attended by more than a lakh people from Delhi ,Uttarakhand and various parts of the country. The contribution of Diwakar Bhatt from day one when the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal was formed and till his death for the formation of Uttarakhand state was invaluable , popularly known as a tiger , field Marshal and a hard nut to be cracked, who never compromised on principles and remained a relentless fighter till he was alive.
Om Shanti.
