Nagpur, Mar 22 (PTI) Veteran BJP leader Datta Meghe passed away on Sunday evening at the age of 89, his close aide and former Nagpur deputy mayor Raghunath Malikar said.
Meghe is the father of Hingna MLA Sameer Meghe and former MLC Sagar Meghe.
Datta Meghe was a four-time Congress Lok Sabha MP from Nagpur, Ramtek and Wardha and was also Rajya Sabha member between 2002 and 2008. He was part of the Sharad Pawar-led (undivided) NCP when it was formed in 1999 and was a state minister.
He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2014. He is survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters and grandchildren. PTI CLS BNM
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