PM also walked down to Harivansh Narayan Singh’s seat inside the and shook hands with him.
“Harivansh Ji is well read and has written a lot. He has served society for years” PM said.
“Working closely with Chandra Shekhar Ji, Harivansh Ji knew in advance that Chandra Shekhar Ji would resign. However, he did not let his own paper have access to this news. This shows his commitment to ethics and public service” he added.
PM also said that “Today we mark the anniversary of the Quit India Movement. Harivansh Ji hails from Ballia, a land linked with freedom fighters. He has been inspired by Loknayak JP. He also spent time in Varanasi”.
Harivansh Narayan Singh won the majority of 125 the votes on Thursday against UPA candidate BK Hariprasad.