Former MP minister Silawat dead

Khandwa(MP), Jun 13 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Minister Hiralal Silawat died here early today following a heart attack.

He was 62.

He is survived by a son.

Mr Silawat suffered heart attack while travelling by train from Bhopal to Khandwa early this morning. He was immediately taken to a a local hospital, where he breathed his last, his family sources said.

Mr Silawat was a minister in the Digvijay Singh government.

He will be cremated at Indore this evening, the family sources said.

UNI