Ex-Bihar CM Ram Sundar Das passes away
Former Bihar Chief Minister And Senior JD(U) Leader Ram Sundar Das Died Today Due To Age-related Problems, He Was 95.
PTI Patna Updated on: 06 Mar 2015, 10:54 AM
Former Bihar Chief Minister and senior JD(U) leader Ram Sundar Das died today due to age-related problems, he was 95.
Das, who was admitted to Patna Medical College and Hospital two days back, breathed his last at 4 A.M.
He is survived by two sons and one daughter. His wife passed away earlier.
Upon learning of Das's death, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar rushed to his home at Kankarbagh in Patna. Kumar also announced a state funeral for Das.
Das was chief minister of Bihar as the head of the Janata Party government in 1979.
He had defeated Ram Vilas Paswan in the Hajipur (SC) Lok Sabha seat in 2009, but in the parliamentary polls last year, had lost to the latter.
For all the Latest India News, Download News Nation Android and iOS Mobile Apps.
First Published : 06 Mar 2015, 10:29 AM
More from India
Do You Know....Ambedkar as a Social Scientist?
10th anniversary of Crimea: A Photo Exhibition was organized at the Russian House in New Delhi
GATORADE USES DATA TO UNLOCK URBAN PLAYGROUNDS, WITH THEIR INITIATIVE 'TURF FINDER'
News Nation Network Receives Prestigious Amity Corporate Excellence Award at INBUSH ERA Global Summit
Foreign Ministers of Finland and India Unveil a Logo Marking 75 Years of Diplomatic Ties