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| Ravinder Sharma pays tributes to Niaz | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 12: Former Minister and veteran Congress Leader Mohammad Sharief Niaz passed away today at GMC Jammu after a brief illness. He was 75. He was sick for the past about a month and was on oxygen support system for the past few days. He breathed his last today morning, said JKPCC Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma. He was widely respected politician and was a humble man who commanded great respect in the people and the party workers. He was elected MLA in 1987 and was MOS in NC-Cong govt. He was three times MLA besides legislator of upper house for couple of years. He was power minister during PDP -Congress government between 2002 to 2005. He vacated his assembly seat for the then chief Minister and his cousin Ghulam Nabi Azad in 2006 and was inducted into upper house later. He was again elected to the assembly in the by election in 2009, after the seat was vacated by Azad. He was quite active in political and social circles till last month although with some old age ailments. The entire rank and file of the party has deeply condoled the sad demise of Niaz. JKPCC President G A Mir and other senior leaders have expressed shock and grief over the sad demise of Niaz and described him a humble politician. His death is a great loss to the party and people of Jammu and Kashmir. They prayed for peace to the departed soul and strength to the family. |
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