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Sonia Gandhi gives Rs 1 lakh to Bismillah Khan
Varanasi, June 28: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today gave a financial assistance of Rs one lakh to ailing Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan.
Varanasi, June 28: Congress President Sonia Gandhi
today gave a financial assistance of Rs one lakh to ailing
Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan.
Nawal Kishore Sharma, the AICC General Secretary and
Uttar Pradesh in-charge, visited the maestro at residence here
and handed over a draft of Rs one lakh on behalf of Sonia
Gandhi along with a letter wishing him speedy recovery.
Former Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party president
Ramvilas Paswan also visited the maestro.
Paswan also urged Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to
allot a petrol pump and LPG agency for the Ustad's family.
Bureau Report