Former UP assembly speaker passes away

Lucknow, Mar 10 (UNI) Former Uttar Pradesh assembly speaker and senior Congress leader Niyaz Hassan died after a prolonged illness here today.

He was 80.

The octogenarian leader was UP assembly speaker from 1984 to 1989. For a long time, Mr Hassan was also the MLA from Kunda constituency of Pratapgarh district.

He was a cabinet minister from 1980 to 1982.

UP Governor T V Rajeswar, Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and UPCC president Salman Khurshid have condoled Mr Hassan's demise.

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