Aska MP Ladu Kishore Swain passes away at 71

Bhubaneswar: Member of the Parliament from Aska Lok Sabha Constituency Ladu Kishore Swain passed away late Tuesday night while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. He was 71.

Born July 8, 1947, Swain served as a member of the 16th Lok Sabha from Aska constituency in 2014 under the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). Swain was also elected as an MLA from Kabisuryanagar Assembly Constituency in 2004.

Swain was suffering from kidney-related complications and was admitted to Bhubaneswar Apollo Hospital in Bhubaneswar in Bhubaneswar where he breathed his last, family sources said.

His mortal remains will be consigned to flames at his ancestral village Pathara in Kabisuryanagar area of Ganjam district.

Expressing grief over the demise of Swain, Chief minister Sri Naveen Patnaik condoled the death of the MP and conveyed his deep sympathy to the bereaved family. The CM described the MP as an able parliamentarian who had also served as a member of state legislature. Odisha Legislative Assembly also paid condolence to the death of Swain.

 

Meanwhile, PM Modi also expressed his grief through a tweet.

 

PNN

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