The mortal remains of Surpur MLA and Chairman of Warehouse Corporation Raja Venkatappa Naik were consigned to the flames at the graveyard belonging to the royal family near Hosabhavi area in Surpur town of Yadgir district on Monday, with police personnel giving a gun salute to the leader on SP College Grounds.
Dr. Naik was 67. He died at a private hospital in Bengaluru, where he was admitted for treatment for long-term ailments.
Rajya Sabha MP and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha M. Mallikarjun Kharge, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Minister for Small Scale Industries and also district in-charge Sharanabasappa Darshanapur, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Priyank Kharge paid their last respects to the MLA.
