Seven-time Himachal legislator dies at 78
Friday - February 12, 2021 6:27 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Shimla, Feb 12 (IANS) Seven-time Himachal Pradesh Congress legislator Sujan Singh Pathania died on Friday after a prolonged illness at his native place in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district, his family said.Pathania, 78, a former Congress minister and the sitting legislator from Fatehpur, is survived by his wife and a son. He was a minister in the previous Congress-led government led by Virbhadra Singh.His family said he was suffering from age-related ailments. The cremation will take place on Saturday.Himachal Pradesh Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur have expressed grief over his demise.
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