NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh minister Mahesh Joshi died at a private hospital here after a prolonged illness, his family sources said on Saturday.He was 82.
Joshi died Friday late night, they said.
The three-time MLA was first elected to the state assembly in 1967 from Indore-1 constituency. He was later elected twice from Indore-3 assembly segment.
Joshi became a state minister in 1985. His mortal remains would be consigned to flames in his home district Indore on Saturday.
कांग्रेस के वरिष्ठ नेता श्री महेश जोशी के दुखद निधन का समाचार प्राप्त हुआ।
परिवार के प्रति मेरी शोक संवेदनाएँ।
कांग्रेस पार्टी के प्रति उनका समर्पण , जनहित में उनके किये गये कार्य , उनकी स्पष्टता , बेबाक़ी ,ज़िंदादिली , लोगों को अपना बनाने की शैली कभी भुलायी नहीं जा सकती है।— Office Of Kamal Nath (@OfficeOfKNath) April 9, 2021
Meanwhile, state Congress chief Kamal Nath expressed grief over his death. Taking to Twitter, Nath said Joshi’s death was an irreparable loss to the party.
