Former Maharashtra minister Dhabekar dies at the age of 89

Akola: Former Maharashtra minister Babasaheb Dhabekar died on Tuesday after prolonged illness, family sources said.

The 89-year-old Congress leader was admitted to a Mumbai hospital, where he died, the sources said.

Dhabekar was the water resources minister when the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance government was in power in the 90s.

 

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