Ahmed Patel laid to rest; Rahul Gandhi attends funeral
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel was laid to rest at his native village Piraman in Gujarat's Bharuch district on Thursday.
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel was laid to rest at his native village Piraman in Gujarat's Bharuch district on Thursday.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attended the funeral of the party's key strategist and troubleshooter, who died on Wednesday.
The mortal remains reached Vadodara airport on Wednesday night and were kept at the Sardar Patel Hospital at Ankleshwar town of Bharuch district.
Gujarat Congress president Amit Chavda, Congress in- charge for Gujarat Rajeev Satav, leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, and former chief ministers Kamal Nath and Shankersinh Vaghela were among those who attended the funeral.
Patel (71) died in a Gurugram hospital on Wednesday following complications related to Covid- 19.