New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Baijayant Jay Panda paid tribute to senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra, on Tuesday and said that he was glad to have had the opportunity to work under the leader's guidance, calling his passing away a big loss to the nation.

MP Bansuri Swaraj also paid tribute to Malhotra and described him as one of the pillars of the BJP who nurtured and strengthened the party, and said that his demise is a loss that perhaps even time may never be able to compensate for fully.

After paying her last respects to the late leader at his residence in Delhi, Bansuri Swaraj said, "Vijay Kumar Malhotra was one of those pillars of the BJP who nurtured and fostered this party. Hi...