Saturday, January 30, 2010

Mirdha’s body consigned to flames

JAIPUR: The mortal remains of Congress leader Ram Niwas Mirdha were consigned to flames with full state honours at his native village Kuchera in Nagaur district on Saturday afternoon.
His son Harendra Mirdha and grandsons lit the funeral pyre amid chanting of Vedic mantras and slogans of “Ram Niwas amar rahe”.
Family members, friends and a number of political leaders, including chief minister Ashok Gehlot and Union ministers C P Joshi and Mukul Wasnik attended the cremation. Earlier in the day, people from different walks of life visited Mirdha’s residence to pay their last respects to the departed leader.
Mirdha held several portfolios including home, textiles, irrigation, health and family welfare, external affairs and communications as minister of state at the Centre in his long and distinguished career.
A former Speaker of Rajasthan assembly, Mirdha was also deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha from March 1977 to April 1980.

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