Veteran Congress leader and ex-UP governor Aziz Qureshi dies

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Bhopal, Mar 02, 2024: Former Uttar Pradesh Governor and senior Congress leader Aziz Qureshi passed away at a hospital here on Friday after a prolonged illness, a family member said. Qureshi was 83, his nephew Sufian Ali, who looked after him, said.

 

“He was not keeping well for some time and breathed his last at a private hospital in Bhopal around 11 am,” he said.

He was first elected as an MLA in 1972 from Sehore seat in Madhya Pradesh and became a Lok Sabha member in 1984, Ali said. Qureshi was single. His last rites will be performed later this evening, he added.