Kanpur, Nov. 28 -- Senior Congress leader and former union Minister Shriprakash Jaiswal died on Friday after a prolonged illness.
He was 76.
Jaiswal, a three-time Member of Parliament from the Kanpur Lok Sabha constituency, had been battling multiple health complications for an extended period.
According to family members, his condition deteriorated sharply earlier in the day. He was first taken to a nursing home in Kidwai Nagar and later referred to the Cardiology Hospital in Kanpur, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
His mortal remains have been brought to his residence in Lal Bangla, Pokharpur.
The news of his demise was confirmed by Kanpur Congress leaders Pawan Gupta (city president) and Sandeep Shukla (rural president), ...