Former Union Minister Akhilesh Das Gupta passes away

Congress leader and former Union Minister Akhilesh Das Gupta passes away after suffering a heart attack.

He is the son of Freedom Fighter Late Shri Babu Banarasi Das, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Akhilesh Das Gupta was born on 31st March in 1961 and has done schooling at Colvin Taluqdars College, Lucknow, Diploma in Public Administration, LL.B., MBA & Ph.D. He has been a National Level Badminton Player and had represented the state of Uttar Pradesh from 1977 to 1983.