Last rites of Congress MP Rajeev Satav performed in Maharashtra
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He had died from post COVID-19 complications
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He had died from post COVID-19 complications
The last rites of Congress MP Rajeev Satav, who died from post COVID-19 complications, were performed with full State honours at his native village of Kalamnuri at Hingoli district in Maharashtra on Monday.
Mr. Satav, a member of the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) and was considered to be close to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, had died after being on ventilator support at the Jehangir Hospital in Pune for more than three weeks. He was 46.
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By Siddharth Sharma
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Hours after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Meenakshi Lekhi alleged a direct link of the Congress with businessman Navneet Kalra, who is wanted in an oxygen concentrators seizure case, the party rubbished the claims saying that the allegations are absolutely baseless and were made out of frustration. It (the allegation) is absolutely baseless and a frustrated language in which a politician speaks. I know that Meenakshi Lekhi is frustrated and wants to take it out on Congress. If someone puts a photo somewhere with someone, it doesn t mean any link. This way, Vijay Mallya, the biggest looter of this country and fugitive Nirav Modi have photos with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. So, Meenakshi Lekhi wants to say that most of the people who looted this country have links w
Pune, May 16: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra, Rajiv Satav, passed away in a hospital in Pune due to Cytomegalovirus, after a 23-day long battle with COVID-19, party officials said here on Sunday.
Rajeev Satav was rising star of Congress, says Sonia Gandhi ANI | Updated: May 16, 2021 13:41 IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday expressed condolences over the demise of Congress MP Rajeev Satav and said that the 46-year-old leader was a rising star of the party.
She also spoke Satav s mother and his wife and expressed her heartfelt condolences. Satav was only 46 years old yet he rose from the grassroots to holding many responsibilities in a short time due to his unfailing dedication, sincerity and hard work. He was a rising star of the Congress party, Sonia Gandhi said, according to a statement by the Congress.
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