Chandigarh, July 1 -- Punjab BJP, Haryana governor Bandaru Dattatreya, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday paid tributes to former Gujarat CM and party's Punjab affairs in-charge Vijay Rupani, who was killed in Ahmedabad plane crash on June 12.

Leading the tribute, state BJP chief Sunil Jakhar recalled his association with Rupani.

"When Rupani came to Punjab, he met us like a simple, ordinary person- no gunmen, no fleet of vehicles. I was impressed because, in Punjab even if someone gets a small position they move around with gunmen and cars as if they were the chief minister. But Rupani ji was far from such show-offs, he was a down-to-earth, humble, and inclusive leader, always connected to the ground," Jakhar said.

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