Bhubaneswar: Former Union Minister Arjun Charan Sethi passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. He was the Union Minister for Water Resources from 2000 to 2004.
He was 79. Sethi was admitted to the private hospital on Sunday night, reports said.
An eight-time MP from Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency, Sethi was active in social and political spheres since his youth. Soft-spoken Sethi was also elected to the Odisha Assembly twice.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik condoled Sethi’s death, describing him as a veteran parliamentarian and an able administrator.
The Chief Minister said during his long stint as an MP and an MLA, the late Arjun Sethi had earned the goodwill of the people for his dedicated service and commitment. In his death Odisha has lost a political leader of high stature.