Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes passes away
In 1998, the Cong veteran found a place in Rajya Sabha and again re-elected to the Upper House in 2004.
New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Oscar Fernandes passed away at a private hospital in Mangaluru on Monday. He was 80.
The seasoned politician was hospitalised after suffering a head injury in July this year. The Rajya Sabha lawmaker apparently suffered a fall while doing Yoga at his home in July.
Fernandes, considered a trusted aide of Congress high command served as Union Road Transport Minister in the UPA government.
Fernandes had also served as Parliamentary Secretary to former PM Rajiv Gandhi.
He was, for the first time, elected to the Lok Sabha from Karnataka’s Udupi constituency in 1980. He again won LS polls in 1984, 1989, 1991 and 1996 from the same constituency.
In 1998, the Cong veteran found a place in Rajya Sabha and again re-elected to the Upper House in 2004.
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