Shiv Sena MLA Anil Babar passes away, CM announces cremation with full state honours

Chief minister Eknath Shinde expressed grief and said that while he has lost a guide and a close associate, the state has lost a senior people’s representative

Published on: Jan 31, 2024, 13:49:08 IST

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Shiv Sena MLA Anil Babar passed away on Wednesday at a private hospital in Maharashtra’s Sangli, his constituency, following a brief illness. He was 74.

Babar, from the Eknath Shinde faction, was an MLA from the Khanapur-Atpadi seat in Sangli.

Chief minister Shinde expressed grief and said that while he has lost a guide and a close associate, the state has lost a senior people’s representative.

“We have lost a senior Shiv Sena representative, my close colleague and a mentor... He worked tirelessly on farmers’ issues and several other developmental initiatives,” Shinde said on X (formerly Twitter).

The four-time Shiv Sena MLA’s cremation will take place with full state honours, the CM added.

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