Prayagraj,

04 May (HS): PC Joshi, the spouse of former BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi, died in

Lucknow's SGPGI on Monday. He died about 7 a.m., as reported by his wife Rita

Bahuguna Joshi on her X account. According to senior Congress leader Shekhar

Bahuguna, “PC Joshi had been ill for some time and was being treated at the

SGPGI in Lucknow. On Monday, his condition abruptly deteriorated, and he died. PC

Joshi was a mechanical engineer by profession who married Rita Bahuguna in

1976. He was noted for his straightforward, approachable, and disciplined

nature. The remains will be transferred to Prayagraj late Monday evening, and

his cremation would take place on Tuesday noon at Sangam Daraganj ghat with

Vedic-Sanatan ceremonies.” Shekhar Bahuguna informed that Vinita Bahuguna his

wife, Vijay Bahuguna ex-Uttarakhand Chief Minister along with his family have

brought the corpse to Prayagraj and final rites will take place on Tuesday

noon.

A

post penned by UP CM Yogi on X, reads as follows: “The sudden demise of the

husband of former MP Prof. Rita Bahuguna Joshi ji is extremely heartbreaking.

Humble tribute. I pray to Lord Shri Ram that the departed soul finds a place at

his divine feet and grants the grieving family the strength to bear this

immense sorrow. Om Shanti!”

Meanwhile,

authorities, social groups, and the general public mourned the passing of PC

Joshi. The City Congress Committee members expressed deep sorrow over the

sudden demise of Puran Chandra Joshi, husband of former Uttar Pradesh Congress

Committee President and former MP Dr. Rita Bahuguna Joshi. At an emergency

meeting held on Monday afternoon at the party office, Chowk under the presidentship

of City President Fuzail Hashmi, leaders described his demise as an irreparable

loss. It was stated that Engineer Joshi had retired from a senior officer

position at TSL. He was known as a kind-hearted person with a simple nature,

excellent behavior, and admirable personality.

On

this occasion, a two-minute silence was also observed for the peace of the

departed soul.

Former

UP Congress spokesperson, Kishore Varshney, Coordinator Harikesh Tripathi,

Mukund Tiwari, Parvez Siddiqui, Dr. A.D. Dubey, Afroz Ahmad, Anoop Tripathi,

Sushmita Yadav, spokesperson Shahnawaz Qureshi, Nayan Kushwaha, Pratima

Tripathi, Sartaz Mohammad, Rajkumar Shukla, Rakesh Patel, Ishtiyaq Ahmad,

Keshav Pasi, Sachin Kushwaha and others were present.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi