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.
Congress Veteran Ahmed Patel laid to rest; Rahul Gandhi attends funeral
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14:35 November 26
14:35 November 26
12:49 November 26
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel laid to rest at his native village Piraman in Gujarat's Bharuch district
12:35 November 26
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attended the funeral of the party's key strategist and troubleshooter, Ahmed Patel
11:57 November 26
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached Bharuch in Gujarat on Thursday to attend the last rites of senior party leader Ahmed Patel.
10:39 November 26
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel to be cremated at his native village
10:16 November 26
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives in Gujarat's Surat
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives in Gujarat's Surat to attend the cremation ceremony of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel. As per Patel's last wish, he will be cremated at Piraman village of Bharuch next to his parent's grave. Rahul Gandhi will pay respects to the leader at the ceremony.
08:11 November 26
Mortal remains of Ahmed Patel reaches his native place
06:43 November 26
Mortal remains of Ahmed Patel reaches his native place in Gujarat's Bharuch
Bharuch (Gujarat): The mortal remains of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who died following COVID-19 complications at the age of 71, was brought to his native place in Bharuch on Wednesday night. The veteran Congress leader's last rites will be performed in Bharuch.
The Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat, who was undergoing treatment at a Gurugram hospital after testing positive for the COVID-19, breathed his last in the wee hours of Wednesday, after fighting the related complications for over a month.
Patel started his political journey in the Congress Youth Wing and became a prominent leader during the Janta Party period after Emergency. He was elected as a councillor of Bharuch Municipality of Gujarat at the age of 25 and went on to become the political secretary of Sonia Gandhi. He continued to act as a liaison between the party and the UPA-I government.
He represented Gujarat eight times in the Parliament, including three times in the lower house between 1977-1989. He represented Congress five times in the Upper House since 1993.
14:35 November 26
14:35 November 26
12:49 November 26
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel laid to rest at his native village Piraman in Gujarat's Bharuch district
12:35 November 26
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attended the funeral of the party's key strategist and troubleshooter, Ahmed Patel
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.
11:57 November 26
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached Bharuch in Gujarat on Thursday to attend the last rites of senior party leader Ahmed Patel.
10:39 November 26
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel to be cremated at his native village
10:16 November 26
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives in Gujarat's Surat
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives in Gujarat's Surat to attend the cremation ceremony of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel. As per Patel's last wish, he will be cremated at Piraman village of Bharuch next to his parent's grave. Rahul Gandhi will pay respects to the leader at the ceremony.
08:11 November 26
Mortal remains of Ahmed Patel reaches his native place
06:43 November 26
Mortal remains of Ahmed Patel reaches his native place in Gujarat's Bharuch
Bharuch (Gujarat): The mortal remains of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who died following COVID-19 complications at the age of 71, was brought to his native place in Bharuch on Wednesday night. The veteran Congress leader's last rites will be performed in Bharuch.
The Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat, who was undergoing treatment at a Gurugram hospital after testing positive for the COVID-19, breathed his last in the wee hours of Wednesday, after fighting the related complications for over a month.
Patel started his political journey in the Congress Youth Wing and became a prominent leader during the Janta Party period after Emergency. He was elected as a councillor of Bharuch Municipality of Gujarat at the age of 25 and went on to become the political secretary of Sonia Gandhi. He continued to act as a liaison between the party and the UPA-I government.
He represented Gujarat eight times in the Parliament, including three times in the lower house between 1977-1989. He represented Congress five times in the Upper House since 1993.
Last Updated : Nov 26, 2020, 2:40 PM IST
