Veteran Congress leader, ex-Rajyasabha MP Mirza Irshad Baig passes away

Modasa:

Veteran Congress leader, AICC secretary and former Rajyasabha MP Mirza Irshad Baig passed away in his native town of Modasa, the district headquarter of Aravalli district in North Guajrat in the wee hours today. He was 68.

Baig during his long political career had also served as the Congress party in-charge for Rajasthan and Chhatisgarh and as the president of the youth wing of the party ie youth congress in the home-state of Gujarat.

According to family sources Baig had suffered brain stroke after a bypass surgery some time ago. He was under treatment in his residence here and was in coma for the past few days. He breathed his last in the wee hours today. He is survived by his wife and two sons.

His last rites were done here this evening.

Senior Congress leader and leader of opposition in Rajyasabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, Rajyasabha MP from Gujarat Madhusudan Mistry and other party leaders visited Modasa today to pay the last tributes to the deceased leader.

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