Barabanki, 8 April (HS): Senior Congress

leader and former Union Minister Mohsina Kidwai passed away in Delhi at the age

of 93. News of her death has sent shockwaves across the state, including

Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. A longtime political activist, Mohsina Kidwai held

several important portfolios in the central and state governments and established

herself as a prominent leader of the Congress Party. Leaders from the Congress

and other political parties, as well as family and fans, have expressed deep

grief over her passing. Mohsina Kidwai's funeral procession will depart from

her residence in Sector 40, Noida, at 3 p.m. She will be buried at the

Nizamuddin cemetery in Delhi at 5 p.m. Preparations are underway. As a Union

Minister in the governments of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, Kidwai served in

ministries such as health, urban development, tourism, and civil aviation.

Born

on January 1, 1932, in Masauli, Barabanki, Mohsina Kidwai was twice elected to

the Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh. She was elected MP from Meerut in the 1978

by-election, in 1980, and in 1984. She subsequently served as a member of the

Rajya Sabha from 2004 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2016. Mohsina Kidwai, a close

associate of the Gandhi family, served as a minister in the central government

and chairperson of the Haj Committee. She also served as Congress General

Secretary. She was a member of the Congress Working Committee and the Congress

Party's Central Election Committee. She remained active in public life for a

long time.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi