City
Epaper

Congress leader Motilal Vora passes away aged 93

By ANI | Updated: December 21, 2020 17:15 IST

Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Motilal Vohra passed away at a hospital in New Delhi on Monday at the age of 93.

Open in App

Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Motilal Vohra passed away at a hospital in New Delhi on Monday at the age of 93.

"Vora was hospitalised with urine infection two days ago but it was not the cause of his death," Congress sources said.

Fortis Escort Hospital where he was admitted is yet to inform about the actual cause of the Congress leader's death.

Vora was a Rajya Sabha member from Chhattisgarh from April 10, 2002 to April 9, 2020.

The late Congress leader became the 13th chief minister of Madhya Pradesh on January 25, 1989 and was in office till December 8, 1989.

Vora also held the office of Governor of Uttar Pradesh between 1993 and 1996.

Vora was born on December 20, 1927 at Nimbi Jodha near Jodhpur in Rajasthan.

"We offer our heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of stalwart Congress leader, former Union Cabinet Minister and former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Motilal Vora. Congress has lost a guiding light. May his soul rest in peace," Indian National Congress (INC) tweeted.

( With inputs from ANI )

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Open in App

Related Stories

Other SportsSuper Cup: Punjab shoot Bengaluru out to enter semis

InternationalBahrain Interior Minister receives Medal of Highest Order from INTERPOL President

InternationalUS: Democrats urge Trump to end "Republican-led govt shutdown", seek bipartisan talks

InternationalIn two separate incidents Israeli forces eliminate terrorists in Gaza

NationalCourts are not just buildings but symbols of democratic values: CJI Gavai

National Realted Stories

NationalVaranasi dazzles in divine splendour as Dev Deepawali lights up Ganga

NationalSIR in West Bengal: 1.10 crore enumeration forms distributed in two days

NationalBihar polls: HAM candidate Jyoti Manjhi’s convoy attacked in Gaya

NationalFake passport scam: ED says Bengal businessman travelled abroad 900 times in 10 years

NationalPM Modi congratulates Amul and IFFCO for securing top global rankings for cooperatives