BHUBANESWAR/KENDRAPADA: Veteran chief of BJD and its candidate for the Patkura assembly section, Bed Prakash Agarwalla, died here at a personal medical institution on Saturday. He was 82.
With his dying, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has countermanded the polls within the Patkura assembly section, which was scheduled to vote within the fourth phase on April 29. Polling for the Kendrapada Lok Sabha seat, underneath which Patkura falls, shall be held as per schedule on April 29, respectable assets said.
Agarwalla — a six-time MLA — was affected by age-related diseases for the previous two months and had been put on ventilator reinforce a couple of days ago. He is survived by his spouse, two daughters and a son.
The sitting legislator of Patkura were given a price tag despite being in and out of hospitals. He had even long past to file his nomination papers from the medical institution.
Chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik condoled Agarwalla’s demise and described him as an able administrator. He minimize brief his marketing campaign plan and returned to Bhubaneswar to pay tribute to the deceased on the state BJD headquarters.
“Agarwalla’s demise is a great loss for all people. His organizational ability and determination to the welfare of the general public shall be remembered eternally. He was also a close affiliate of Biju babu,” Naveen said in his condolence message.
Union ministers Jual Oram and Dharmednra Pradhan, BJP nationwide vice-president Baijayant Panda and leaders chopping throughout celebration lines paid tribute to Agarwalla. Senior BJP chief and its candidate from the Patkura assembly seat, Bijoy Mohapatra, said, “Agarwalla was seriously in poor health for the previous 3 months. The BJD dedicated an injustice in opposition to him by giving him a price tag from Patkura.”
Agarwalla began his political career as a municipal councillor in Kendrapada in 1957 and held that put up till 1970. He was chairman of the Kendrapada municipality from 1970 to 1974. He was first elected to the assembly from the Kendrapada seat as an Utkal Congress candidate in 1974. He was elected once more from the seat in 1977, 1990 and 2000. Agarwalla has represented Patkura since 2009.
As a minister underneath different governments, Agarwalla has held key portfolios reminiscent of finance, rural development, tourism and culture, parliamentary affairs, meals provides and client welfare and commerce and delivery. The BJD recently appointed him as chairman of the celebration’s manifesto committee for the continuing polls.
Agarwalla’s mortal stays had been taken to Patkura and Kendrapada, where hundreds of folks paid tribute to him. His last rites shall be carried out at Swargadwar in Puri, circle of relatives assets said.
With his dying, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has countermanded the polls within the Patkura assembly section, which was scheduled to vote within the fourth phase on April 29. Polling for the Kendrapada Lok Sabha seat, underneath which Patkura falls, shall be held as per schedule on April 29, respectable assets said.
Agarwalla — a six-time MLA — was affected by age-related diseases for the previous two months and had been put on ventilator reinforce a couple of days ago. He is survived by his spouse, two daughters and a son.
The sitting legislator of Patkura were given a price tag despite being in and out of hospitals. He had even long past to file his nomination papers from the medical institution.
Chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik condoled Agarwalla’s demise and described him as an able administrator. He minimize brief his marketing campaign plan and returned to Bhubaneswar to pay tribute to the deceased on the state BJD headquarters.
“Agarwalla’s demise is a great loss for all people. His organizational ability and determination to the welfare of the general public shall be remembered eternally. He was also a close affiliate of Biju babu,” Naveen said in his condolence message.
Union ministers Jual Oram and Dharmednra Pradhan, BJP nationwide vice-president Baijayant Panda and leaders chopping throughout celebration lines paid tribute to Agarwalla. Senior BJP chief and its candidate from the Patkura assembly seat, Bijoy Mohapatra, said, “Agarwalla was seriously in poor health for the previous 3 months. The BJD dedicated an injustice in opposition to him by giving him a price tag from Patkura.”
Agarwalla began his political career as a municipal councillor in Kendrapada in 1957 and held that put up till 1970. He was chairman of the Kendrapada municipality from 1970 to 1974. He was first elected to the assembly from the Kendrapada seat as an Utkal Congress candidate in 1974. He was elected once more from the seat in 1977, 1990 and 2000. Agarwalla has represented Patkura since 2009.
As a minister underneath different governments, Agarwalla has held key portfolios reminiscent of finance, rural development, tourism and culture, parliamentary affairs, meals provides and client welfare and commerce and delivery. The BJD recently appointed him as chairman of the celebration’s manifesto committee for the continuing polls.
Agarwalla’s mortal stays had been taken to Patkura and Kendrapada, where hundreds of folks paid tribute to him. His last rites shall be carried out at Swargadwar in Puri, circle of relatives assets said.
BJD's MLA candidate Bed Prakash Agarwalla dies, EC countermands polls in Patkura seat
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