New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi visited Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the national capital and paid last respects to former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) patron Shibu Soren who passed away earlier in the day after a prolonged illness.

They offered their condolences to his son and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren.

Speaking to the mediapersons, Kharge said that both he and Rahul Gandhi will travel to Jharkhand to pay their final respects to the veteran leader.

"...Yes, we will go (to Jharkhand) and attend the funeral (of Shibu Soren). Both Rahul Gandhi and I will go to attend the funeral," said Kharge to reporters outside the hospit...