Thousands bid a teary farewell to Gopinath Munde
3 Jun 2014 12:55 PM IST3 Jun 2014 12:55 PM IST
Thousands bid a teary farewell to Gopinath Munde
Gopinath Munde's elder daughter Pankaja Munde lights the pyre at his native village Parli in Beed district of Maharashtra on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of mourning supporters and distraught family members bid a tearful farewell to Gopinath Munde,- Kamal Nath also praised Munde's work and recounted his long and illustrious political career in Maharashtra, which culminated in his appointment as the minister for rural affairs.
- The first session of the 16th Lok Sabha got underway with protem speaker Kamal Nath paying tribute to Gopinath Munde and asking for the house to observe two minutes of silence. Nath then paid tribute to the late Union Minister Calling him an 'active
- The issues of price rise and rail fare hike disrupted proceedings in Lok Sabha.
- Munde was deputy chief minister of Maharashtra in the mid-1990s, and was elected to Lok Sabha in 2009 and 2014. India has the world's deadliest roads, with more than 110,000 people killed every year in road accidents. This was the last photograph
- Sonia Gandhi, Congress President also expressed her condolence: Heartfelt condolences on the sudden demise of Shri Gopinath Munde in an unfortunate road accident. Maharashtra BJP leaders raise suspicion and smell conspiracy over Munde's car accident
- A pall of gloom descended on this town in Beed district of Marathwada region as news of the demise of its most illustrious son Gopinath Munde trickled here this morning. People came onto the streets in small groups as news of the accident spread.
- A file photo of Indian badminton coach Pullela Gopichand (Photo: DC)
- “Gopinath Munde ji was a true mass leader. Hailing from backward sections of society, he rose to great heights
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolence, tweeting, "Extremely saddened & shocked by the demise of my friend & colleague Gopinath Munde ji. His demise is a major loss for the Nation & the Govt."
- The Delhi police have taken the driver into custody as he was alone in the car. An inquiry into the accident has been launched.
- Despite all measures, Munde could not be revived and was declared dead. His funeral will take place at his village in Latur tomorrow.
- When he was brought to the hospital, he did not have pulse and blood pressure. There was no cardiac activity, said an AIIMS doctor.
- He was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him dead around 7:50 am, said Gadkari. Though Munde did not suffer any injuries, he apparently suffered a shock in the impact of accident. Munde asked for water from his security guard Nair who was
- 64-year-old Munde was on his way to airport when his car was hit by another vehicle at around 6:30 am at Prithviraj road-Tughlak road roundabout in the heart of the capital, said Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
- Union Minister Gopinath Munde (Photo: DC)
- Despite resuscitative measures, Munde could not be revived and was declared dead at 7:20 am," said Gupta.
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- Gupta said Munde was sitting in the backseat of his car which was hit by another car or any other vehicle at around 6:20 AM from the side he was sitting.
- Munde was brought to the emergency department of Jai Prakash Narain Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, at 6:30 AM by his personal assistant and driver, Dr Amit Gupta of the Trauma Centre told reporters.
- Brother-in-law of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, Munde is survived by his wife and three daughters, one of whom is an MLA from Parli in Maharashtra's Beed district.
- Munde, who made his entry into the Union Cabinet for the first time last week, was on his way to the airport when his car was hit by another vehicle at Prithviraj Road-Tughlak road roundabout in the heart of the capital.
- At around 12:40 PM, an open army truck which had Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Harsh Vardha and Munde's family left the hospital followed by an ambulance carrying Munde's body.
- Munde's postmortem was conducted by a medical board at AIIMS after which his body was taken to BJP headquarters at 11 Ashoka Road.
- "His liver was ruptured which caused internal bleeding. Due to the sudden shock/impact, he then suffered cardiac arrest. None of the external wounds were fatal enough to cause death," AIIMS sources said.
- One of the daughters of Union minister Gopinath Munde near her father's mortal remains.
- Union ministers M Venkaiah Naidu and Smriti Irani while paying their respect to the mortal remains of Union minister Gopinath Munde at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi.
- Rahul Gandhi placed a wreath on the glass coffin of the Union Minister before saying a prayer and paying his condolences with the family.
- Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi paying his respect to the mortal remains of Union minister Gopinath Munde at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday.
- Union minister Gopinath Munde's liver was ruptured in the road accident and he suffered a cardiac arrest due to shock, as per preliminary post-mortem report by a team of doctors at AIIMS here.
- The flag will also fly at half-mast on Wednesday at the place the cremation is held. Munde’s mortal remains were brought from the AIIMS Trauma Centre, where he was declared dead at 7.20 am, to the BJP’s Ashoka Road headquarters at around noon, where
- A state funeral will be accorded to him in Beed on Wednesday, that is likely to be attended by the Prime Minister, several Cabinet ministers and other leaders. The national flag flew at half-mast in New Delhi and all state capitals on Tuesday, and
- President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and high dignitaries across the political spectrum mourned Munde’s death.
- Brother-in-law of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, Munde is survived by his wife and three daughters, one of whom is an MLA from Parli in Maharashtra’s Beed district.
- The official Maruti SX4 car he was travelling in was hit by a speeding Indica at the Prithviraj Road-Tughlak Road Junction close to Safdarjung airport in the heart of New Delhi. He was on his way to Mumbai to attend a victory rally at Beed (
- Munde, 64, apparently died due to shock and a cardiac arrest suffered immediately after the accident.
- In a sudden and unexpected blow to the BJP and the Narendra Modi government in its early days, one of the tallest leaders of Maharashtra politics and a prominent OBC face, Union rural development minister, Gopinath Munde, died in a car accident on
Gopinath Munde's elder daughter Pankaja Munde lights the pyre at his native village Parli in Beed district of Maharashtra on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of mourning supporters and distraught family members bid a tearful farewell to Gopinath Munde,
Thousands bid a teary farewell to Gopinath Munde
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