Lucknow: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday visited the residence of Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University vice-chancellor Prof Sanjay Singh to offer condolences on the death of his father, Devendra Pratap Singh, a former vice-chancellor of Lucknow University.Devendra Pratap Singh, who served as LU vice-chancellor from 1999 to 2002, died on Sept 17 while undergoing treatment at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences. He was also the former vice-chancellor of Awadhesh Pratap Singh University in Rewa and Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University in Prayagraj. He had served as a professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University.Rajnath met the bereaved family members and offered his condolences. Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, mayor Sushma Kharkwal, MLCs Mahendra Singh and Ram Chandra Pradhan, and BJP’s Lucknow metropolitan president Anand Dwivedi, among others, were present.
