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Senior Congress leader Gurudas Kamat passes away at 63
Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Gurudas Kamat passed away at the age 63 due to cardiac arrest on Wednesday morning at a private hospital in Delhi. Kamat was rushed to the hospital after he complained of breathlessness and chest pain. Kamats family flew from Mumbai to the capital immediately to claim his body, which is expected to be brought back to Mumbai by Wednesday evening.
Politicians across party lines mourned the death of the congress leader and expressed their condolences on Twitter. Congress President Rahul Gandhi called Kamats death a massive blow to the Congress family. He also wrote that Kamat was highly instrumental in strengthening the party in Mumbai.
The sudden passing away of senior leader Gurudas Kamat ji, is a massive blow to the Congress family. Gurudas ji helped build the Congress party in Mumbai & was greatly respected & admired by all. My condolences to his family in their time of grief. May his soul rest in peace.
? Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 22, 2018
Saddened by the demise of a veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Shri Gurudas Kamat. We have lost a leader who knew the pulse of Mumbaikars & would always voice their concern in Parliament. My heartfelt condolences to his family. May his soul rest in peace.
? Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) August 22, 2018
Deeply saddened by the demise of Former Union Minister Shri Gurudas Kamat ji. My heartfelt condolences to his family and followers. OM Shanti !!
? PankajaGopinathMunde (@Pankajamunde) August 22, 2018
Condolences on the demise of Shri Gurudas Kamat ji. One of the important Congress leaders of Maharashtra and a dignified man. ????????
? Poonam Mahajan (@poonam_mahajan) August 22, 2018
Deeply saddened & shocked at the untimely passing away of Shri Gurudas Kamat ji. He was a dear friend & colleague of my father. Will always remember him for his bright smile & warm hugs….Deepest condolences to the family & loved ones. #RIP ???????? pic.twitter.com/qv7NVWBLzp
? Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) August 22, 2018
Gurudas Kamat was an impulsive, but truthful leader. His likes and dislikes were strong, but apparent too.
A great organiser with strong leadership qualities, will always be remembered and missed in Congress. Sad day for all of us.#RIPGurudasKamat pic.twitter.com/kbYcXBnZyA
Ajay Maken (@ajaymaken) August 22, 2018
Deeply saddened by the demise of Former Union Minister Shri Gurudas Kamat ji. My heartfelt condolences to his family and followers. OM Shanti !!
? PankajaGopinathMunde (@Pankajamunde) August 22, 2018
So shocked and saddened by the sudden death of shri Gurudas Kamat, Congress has lost a tall leader, who worked his way up from organisation and became a leader to reckon with. It is a great loss to the party and the workers. May god give strength to his family. RIP sir ????
? Priya Dutt (@PriyaDutt_INC) August 22, 2018
Shocked and deeply anguished to learn about the sudden demise of Senior Congress Leader Sh Gurudas Kamat ji.
No words are enough to describe the sense of loss.
My deepest condolences to his family, friends and followers.
I pray for the departed soul. pic.twitter.com/nwFJivKAim? Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) August 22, 2018
Gurudas Kamat, who was an alumnus of RA Poddar College and Government Law College Mumbai, was an advocate by profession. He started his political career as a student leader in 1972 and was appointed as the President of National Students Union of India (NSUI) in 1976. In 1980, he was appointed as the general secretary of Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress and its president in 1984. Kamat also served as President of Mumbai Congress from 2003 to 2008.
Gurudas Kamat was a Member of Parliament from Mumbai North West constituency in 2009 and Mumbai North East constituency in 1984, 1991, 1998 and 2004. From 2009 to 2011, Kamat served as the Minister of State for Home Affairs with additional charge of Minister of Communication and Information Technology.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari graced the special screening of Marathi movie ‘Me Vasantrao’ – a movie based on the life of Hindustani classical singer and violinist Vasantrao Deshpande.
The screening was held at Sudama Theatre in Nagpur on Sunday evening in the presence family members, friends and the cast of the movie.
Nagpur Mayor Dayashankar Tiwari, on Sunday, launched Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) door-to-door polio campaign drive. He, along with Deputy Mayor Manisha Dhawade visited Rognidan Centre in Mahal, Nagpur and inaugurated the campaign by giving polio drops to a toddler.
As per NMC officials, ten Zonal Medical Officers and Ten Health inspectors would visit every house in their respective zones, in order to vaccinate children between the ages of zero-five to immune them against polio.
NMC had recognised Sunday as the official day for polio vaccination. Under Polio Ravivar, they plan to vaccinate more than three lakh kids in Nagpur. They also urged Nagpurkars to vaccinate their children at pulse Polio Booths near their homes from 8 am- 5 pm, on Sunday.
NMC Standing Committee Chief, Corporator Vijay Zalke spoke to Nation Next regarding this campaign and said, This year’s polio drive is going to be bigger than last year. We are planning to vaccinate around 3- 3.15 lakh kids. NMC is bearing the cost of infrastructure and execution. The state government provided us with the doses.
He further stated that there were special teams to vaccinate the homeless during night. ?When it comes to the health of Nagpurkars, money is not a factor we should think about, said Zalke when asked about NMC’s current financial crunch.
As per Zalke, vaccination facility would also be available in slums,, factory areas and other outskirts of Nagpur.
Congress leader Prakash Rathod, on Friday, was caught on camera while allegedly scrolling through few adult content clips in the State Assembly. This turned out to be a huge embarrassment for both, Congress and Rathod as regional channels aired the video, in which he was ?caught in the act.
The MLC member was present in the house during the proceedings of the legislative council. While the house was in session, Rathod was watching adult content on his smartphone.
However, he threw these charges under the bus and said, I was looking for materials for a question I wanted to ask the government in question hour.
?When I was looking for question material, I deleted too many messages as my phone storage was full. What the media has shown or seen, I don’t know. I would never do such things or see such things, he added.
This was not the first time in Karnataka that such an incident had happened. Back in 2012, three Bharatiya Janata Party ministers were caught on camera allegedly watching adult content in the State Assembly. Following the scandal, they resigned from the state government due to public embarrassment.
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