Mysuru: The 17th national jamboree for scouts and guides at Adakanahalli industrial area was the last national program for senior congress leader and Cooperation and Sugar Minister HS Mahadeva Prasad who died of heart attack at a private resort in Chikmagalur on Tuesday.
On Monday, that is a day before his untimely death, he inaugurated food plaza at national jamboree scouts and guides and tasted more than delicacies from over 25 states, including a cup of piping hot ‘Kahwah’, the traditional tea from Kashmir. As the minister sipped the tea, the participants explained about the tea and said it was specifically good for heart-related ailment.
He moved on enjoying delicacies of Nagaland, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Goa and Karnataka. He spent more time in Rajasthan, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and at the Telangana stall, he spent more than 10 minutes listening to their songs and music. At the Goa stall he enjoyed some wine.
Mohan Kondajji, who accompanied the Minister to the Jamboree said that the Minister was elated to visit the venue and that when he requested the minister to make this place on the lines of Pragathi Maidan in Delhi, within no time Mahadeva Prasad assured to do his best in this regard and bring the same to the notice of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Respect towards scouts and guides
P Vishwanath, first mayor of Mysuru City Corporation and General Secretary of 17th national jamboree who was very close to Mahadeva Prasad said, “It’s not only a great loss to the party but also to the state and the country as he was upright and honest politician. He also had lot of respect towards scouts and guides”. When he visited the Jamboree, the organisers received him by putting scarf. The minister went home and gave the same scarf to his grand children.
Mahadeva Prasad was also guest for Jamboree valedictory function
The valedictory of the Jamboree was scheduled for Tuesday and Mahadeva Prasad was one of the chief guests.
The participants of national jamboree paid their last respect to Mahadeva Prasad and observed silence for one minute as mark of respect.
