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Former Gujarat Speaker Mangaldas Patel no more
Former Speaker of Gujarat Assembly and BJP MLA from Mansa Mangaldas Patel passed away on Tuesday due to age-related problems.
Ahmedabad: Former Speaker of Gujarat
Assembly and BJP MLA from Mansa Mangaldas Patel passed away
on Tuesday due to age-related problems.
Patel (69) died in a city hospital, where, he was taken today, after he complained of chest-pain early this morning.
Patel was a sitting MLA from Mansa constituency in Gandhiangar district and was elected for the third time in 2007 state elections. He was the speaker of the state Assembly from 2002 to 2007. Gujarat governor Kamla expressed deep shock over Patel`s death and said he was very simple and down-to-earth and had handled the post of Speaker very well.
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Patel and attended his funeral at Parbatpura village near Mansa.
Giving account of Patel`s contribution in public life, especially for Panchayati Raj and parliamentary activities, Chief Minister, in his condolence message, said his contribution, right from the post of sarpanch of a village to the president of Gujarat Panchayat Parishad, was commendable. "As a Speaker of Assembly, he preserved and enhanced the parliamentary values of Gujarat," he said.
Ahmed Patel, political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in Gujarat Shaktisinh Gohil also expressed grief over the demise.
PTI
Patel (69) died in a city hospital, where, he was taken today, after he complained of chest-pain early this morning.
Patel was a sitting MLA from Mansa constituency in Gandhiangar district and was elected for the third time in 2007 state elections. He was the speaker of the state Assembly from 2002 to 2007. Gujarat governor Kamla expressed deep shock over Patel`s death and said he was very simple and down-to-earth and had handled the post of Speaker very well.
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Patel and attended his funeral at Parbatpura village near Mansa.
Giving account of Patel`s contribution in public life, especially for Panchayati Raj and parliamentary activities, Chief Minister, in his condolence message, said his contribution, right from the post of sarpanch of a village to the president of Gujarat Panchayat Parishad, was commendable. "As a Speaker of Assembly, he preserved and enhanced the parliamentary values of Gujarat," he said.
Ahmed Patel, political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in Gujarat Shaktisinh Gohil also expressed grief over the demise.
PTI