Guwahati: Senior BJP leader and Dhamnagar legislator Bishnu Charan Sethi breathed his last at the age of 61 on Monday.
According to reports, Sethi had kidney problems and was receiving treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bhubaneswar.
According to AIIMS officials, quoted by ANI, “He was in the ICU for the last two months due to lung infections and suffered a cerebral haemorrhage.”
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed his sorrow at the death of the BJP MLA.
“I am saddened to know about the demise of Dhamnagar MLA Bishnu Charan Sethi. His welfare work for the people as a public representative will always be remembered. My condolences to the bereaved family members and may his soul rest in peace at this time of sorrow,” Odisha CM said.
The Governor of Odisha, Prof Ganeshi Lal also has expressed deep grief over the death of Vishnu Charan Sethi, describing him as an able MLA and a popular politician, and wished him eternal peace.
Sethi was a well-known and respected BJP politician in Odisha. He was initially elected to the Odisha Assembly on a BJP ticket in 2000, and in 2019 he was elected to the Bhadrak district’s Dhamnagar constituency as an MLA. Additionally, he held the positions of vice president of the BJP’s Odisha unit and deputy leader of the opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.