Chief Minister Harish Rawat today expressed grief over the demise of the BSF pilot from Uttarakhand, Bhagwati Prasad Bhatt, who died in aplane crash near Dwarka.
In a condolence message here today, Rawat said that the nation will always remember Bhatt for his act of valour.
The Chief Minister could not attend Bhatt's last rites in Haridwar today as he was unwell and sent his cabinet colleague Dinesh Agrawal to attend it as his representative.
Earlier, Uttarakhand resident commissioner SD Sharma placed a flower wreath on pilot Bhatt's body at Delhi's Safdarganj Airport as a mark of respect on behalf of the Chief Minister.
Bhatt was among the 10 persons killed on board a BSF chartered plane which crashed near Dwarka yesterday.
