Jaipur, Oct. 3 -- The Rajasthan assembly former Speaker Girraj Prasad Tiwari passed away last night. Tiwari (105), the eldest politician of Bharatpur district, breathed his last around 1:30am last night.
Born in 1920 in Bidyari village of Bayana sub-division in Bharatpur district, Tiwari began his career as a lawyer and entered the political arena to become a Panchayat Samiti Pradhan and later a state assembly member twice.
He served as the Assembly Deputy Speaker (March 29, 1985-January 31, 1986) and then as the Speaker (January 31, 1986-March 11, 1990), in his term as MLA between 1985-1990.
Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Kisanrao Bagade, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, his predecessor Ashok Gehlot, Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani and s...