Belgaum (Karna): The last rites of former
Union Minister B Shankaranand were performed here on Saturday at
Kanagala village.
The 84-year-old former minister, who passed away
yesterday, was buried next to his wife Kamaladevi's 'Samadhi'.
The last rites were performed by his sons Omprakash
Kanagala, a former Karnataka Minister and Pradip Kanagala.
Union Minister of State for Railways, K H Muniyappa,
Karnataka Minister for Horticulture, KPCC president R V
Deshpande, BJP MPs Suresh Angadi and Ramesh Katti were among
those present.
A seven time Lok Sabha MP from Chikkodi Reserved
constituency, Shankaranand had served in the ministries headed
by Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and P V Narasimha Rao.
He also headed the Parliamentary Committee that probed
the controversial Bofors issue.
Bureau Report
First Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 21:13