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Former Law Minister Hansraj Bhardwaj passes away

Former Union Law Minister Hans Raj Bhardwaj dies at 83
Former Union Law Minister Hans Raj Bhardwaj dies at 83

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Published : Mar 8, 2020, 9:18 PM IST

Updated : Mar 8, 2020, 11:46 PM IST

22:09 March 08

Ravi Shankar Prasad condoles death of H R Bhardwaj

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad condoled the death of the former law minister.  

"Deeply condole the sad demise of Shri Hansraj Bhardwaj who for long years served as the Law Minister of India. We were together in the Parliament. May his soul Rest In Peace," Prasad tweeted

21:58 March 08

PM Modi condoles death of H R Bhardwaj

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief over the death of former Union minister and Congress veteran Hansraj Bhardwaj.  

 "Anguished by the passing away of former Minister Shri Hans Raj Bhardwaj," the Prime Minister's Office tweeted quoting Modi.

"My thoughts are with his family and well-wishers in this hour of grief. Om Shanti," the tweet said.

21:14 March 08

Former Union Law Minister Hans Raj Bhardwaj dies at 83

H.R.Bhardwaj

New Delhi: Former Law minister and senior Congress leader Hans Raj Bhardwaj died after a cardiac arrest at a hospital here on Sunday evening. He was 83.

Bhardwaj breathed his last at the Max Hospital, Saket, where he was admitted since Wednesday due to Kidney-related issues.

He will be cremated at the Nighambodh Ghat on Monday at 4 pm, his son Arun Bhardwaj said.

He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.

 

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Born in Garhi Sampla village in Rohtak district of Haryana, Bhardwaj was a Rajya Sabha member for five terms from April 1982 to June 2009.      

He was the law minister for 14 years and served under the prime ministership of Rajiv Gandhi, Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh. He was appointed the governor of Karnataka in 2009.         

It was during Bhardwaj's tenure as law minister that Bofors-accused Ottavio Quattrocchi was given a clean chit by then UPA government in 2009.         

Sources said he fell out with Congress party leadership after he became the governor and criticised it.         

He held a Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) degree and did his schooling from GBC High School, Rohtak, and college in BM College, Shimla. He also studied at Agra University and Panjab University. 

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