Former Union Minister Arjun Charan Sethi Dies At 79
Arjun Charan Sethi used to be admitted to the non-public clinic on Sunday evening, circle of relatives resources stated
Bhubaneswar:
Former Union minister Arjun Charan Sethi died in a clinic right here on Monday following a short lived sickness, circle of relatives resources stated. He used to be 79.
Sethi used to be admitted to the non-public clinic on Sunday evening, they stated.
An eight-time MP from Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency, Sethi used to be the Union Water Assets Minister within the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA govt from 2000 to 2004.
Lively in social and political spheres since his early life, soft-spoken Sethi used to be additionally elected to the Odisha Meeting two times.
Leader Minister Naveen Patnaik condoled Sethi’s loss of life, describing him as a veteran parliamentarian and an ready administrator.
All over his lengthy stint as an MP and an MLA, the past due Arjun Sethi had earned the goodwill of the folk for his devoted carrier and dedication. In his loss of life Odisha has misplaced a political chief of prime stature, he stated.
Union Petroleum and Metal Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated Sethi’s loss of life has created a void within the politics of the state.
Chief of the Opposition in Odisha Meeting, Pradipta Kumar Naik and state BJP president Sameer Mohanty stated Sethi’s loss of life has created a vacuum which is tricky to fill.
Expressing grief over Sethi’s dying, former Union minister Srikant Jena stated he used to be a well-liked determine no longer best in Bhadrak however in complete Odisha.
Senior BJD chief Sanjay Dasburma stated Odisha has misplaced a seasoned baby-kisser within the passing away of Sethi.
Born on September 18, 1941, Sethi used to be elected to the Lok Sabha from Bhadrak constituency in 1971 and 1980 as a Congress candidate.
He used to be re-elected from the similar constituency in 1991 on a Janata Dal price tag and received from the seat in next elections in 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2009 as a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate.
Within the run-up to the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Odisha Meeting elections held in 2019, Sethi had give up the BJD and joined the BJP in conjunction with his son Abhimanyu Sethi.
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