Patna: Former Union minister Upendra Nath Verma died on Sunday at private hospital after prolonged illness, his family sources said here.
He was 90.
Verma was a minister in the V P Singh government in 1989-90. He was presently Bihar State Farmer Commission`s chairman. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed grief at the death of the former Union minister and announced state funeral to the departed leader tomorrow.
PTI