Deputy Leader of Opposition in Odisha Legislative Assembly and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Bishnu Charan Sethy passed away following a cardiac failure on Monday morning.
Sethy, 61, was suffering from multiple ailments and under treatment in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar for over a month. He is survived by wife, son and daughter.
The two-time MLA was representing Dhamnagar Assembly Constituency from Bhadrak district. “The Dhamnagar MLA was admitted in AIIMS from August 16. He was suffering from multiple diseases such as hypertension, tuberculosis diabetes and chronic kidney disease. He was undergoing dialysis thrice a week. Despite all our efforts, he breathed last at 7.45 am,” said S. N. Mohanty, AIIMS-Bhubaneswar superintendent.
