Chhattisgarh Assembly Deputy Speaker Manoj Singh Mandavi dies of heart attack

Chhattisgarh Assemblys Deputy Speaker and ruling Congress MLA Manoj Singh Mandavi died on Sunday following a heart attack party leaders saidMandavi 58 was taken to a hospital in neighbouring Dhamtari town after he suffered a heart attack where he died in the morning state Congress communication wing head Sushil Anand Shukla saidAs a mark of respect to the departed leader the Chhattisgarh government has announced oneday state mourning on Sunday in his home district Kanker and capital city Raipur a public relations department officer saidThe national flag will be flown at half mast at these two places during the period Besides there will be no government entertainment and cultural programmes during this period there he addedThe legislator who represented Bhanupratappur constituency in Kanker district was at his native village Nathia Nawagaon in Charama area of the district on Saturday nightAfter he complained of uneasiness he was taken to a hospital in Charama where doctors attended to him Shukla saidMandavi was then shifted to a hospital in neighbouring Dhamtari town where he died the Congress leader saidThe mortal remains have been taken to his village where the final rites will be performed later in the day with state honours a district administration official saidThe threetime MLA and a prominent tribal face of the party in Bastar region Mandavi had served as the minister of state for home and prisons during the Ajit Jogiled Congress government in the state between 2000 and 2003Condolences poured in from various quarters with leaders from both the ruling Congress and opposition BJP recalling Mandavis contribution for the development of tribal community and Bastar regionChhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said Mandavi was a prominent tribal leader and his sudden demise has left everyone in a state of shockldquoHe used to effectively raise the issues pertaining to adivasis He always strived for the progress of the tribal community and development of his region His death is an irreparable loss to all of usrdquo Baghel saidState Assembly Speaker Charan Das Mahant described Mandavi as a simple and soft spoken personldquoHis contribution towards the development of the state will also be always rememberedrdquo he addedChhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo former chief minister and BJP national vice president Raman Singh and senior BJP MLA Dharamlal Kaushik also condoled Mandavis demiseThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever