Former MP died

Pune, Sep 13 (UNI) Former Member of Parliament and State Minister Shankarrao Bajirao Patil died here after a prolonged illness.

He was 82 and is survived by a daughter.

Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh arrived here this afternoon to pay homage to the departed soul. In his condolence message, the Chief Minister said, ''We have lost the architect of Indapur. He will be remembered for his contributions in raising questions for people displaced and affected by dams, the sugar industry, Mathadi Kamgar''.

A Congressman, Patil was associated with a number of educational institutions, and cooperative societies.

Pune guardian minister Ajit Pawar and Marketting and Parliamentary Affairs minister Harshawardhan Patil, his close relative also paid condolences.

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