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Former Union Minister Arjun Charan Sethi Dies At 79


Arjun Charan Sethi was admitted to the personal hospital on Sunday night time, household sources stated

Bhubaneswar:

Former Union minister Arjun Charan Sethi died in a hospital right here on Monday following a short sickness, household sources stated. He was 79.

Sethi was admitted to the personal hospital on Sunday night time, they stated.

An eight-time MP from Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency, Sethi was the Union Water Resources Minister within the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA authorities from 2000 to 2004.

Active in social and political spheres since his youth, soft-spoken Sethi was additionally elected to the Odisha Assembly twice.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik condoled Sethi’s demise, describing him as a veteran parliamentarian and an ready administrator.

During his lengthy stint as an MP and an MLA, the late Arjun Sethi had earned the goodwill of the individuals for his devoted service and dedication. In his demise Odisha has misplaced a political chief of excessive stature, he stated.

Union Petroleum and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated Sethi’s demise has created a void within the politics of the state.

Leader of the Opposition in Odisha Assembly, Pradipta Kumar Naik and state BJP president Sameer Mohanty stated Sethi’s demise has created a vacuum which is tough to fill.

Expressing grief over Sethi’s demise, former Union minister Srikant Jena stated he was a well-liked determine not solely in Bhadrak however in whole Odisha.

Senior BJD chief Sanjay Dasburma stated Odisha has misplaced a seasoned politician within the passing away of Sethi.

Born on September 18, 1941, Sethi was elected to the Lok Sabha from Bhadrak constituency in 1971 and 1980 as a Congress candidate.

He was re-elected from the identical constituency in 1991 on a Janata Dal ticket and received from the seat in subsequent elections in 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2009 as a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate.

In the run-up to the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections held in 2019, Sethi had stop the BJD and joined the BJP alongside together with his son Abhimanyu Sethi.

(This story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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