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Veteran Congress leader Parasram Maderna dies

PTI | By, Jaipur
Feb 16, 2014 11:09 PM IST

Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan assembly speaker Parasram Maderna died in a hospital in Jaipur on Sunday morning at the age 88 following respiratory problem.

Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan assembly speaker Parasram Maderna died in a hospital in Jaipur on Sunday morning at the age 88 following respiratory problem.

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Maderna was a nine-time MLA from 1957 to 2003 and held various ministerial positions.

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The veteran Congress leader was admitted to the hospital recently after he complained of swelling in his legs and stomach, family members said.

His elder son and former Congress minister in Rajasthan, Mahipal Maderna, who is in jail in connection with Bhanwari Devi's murder case, was granted interim bail by a court on February 12 to attend to his ailing father.

Mahipal's counsel said he will move an application in the court on Monday seeking permission for his client to attend his father's funeral.

The funeral is likely to take place at Maderna's native village Chadi in Jodhpur tomorrow, a family member said.

Chief minister Vasundhara Raje, Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kailash Meghwal, former CM Ashok Gehlot and leaders across the political spectrum condoled Maderna's death.

Several leaders offered floral tributes to Maderna at his Jyoti Nagar residence in Jaipur where his body was kept.

Raje, in a statement, said Maderna was a leader of the masses and a true well-wisher of the farmers. "His death is an irreparable loss for the state."

Gehlot said Maderna's public life spanning over 50 years was dedicated to service of the people.

Union minister and Rajasthan PCC president Sachin Pilot also condoled the demise of Maderna who was suffering from repiratory ailment and diabetes.

Maderna was a nine-time MLA from 1957 to 2003 and held various ministerial positions.

As a minister, he held the portfolios of Revenue, Agriculture, Panchayti Raj, Cooperatives, Irrigation and Energy among others.

Maderna, who started his political career as a sarpanch of Chadi village in Jodhpur in 1953, was Speaker of the state Assembly from 1999 to 2004.

He also held the post of the Leader of the Opposition and was associated with the agrarian movement.

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