Mohsina Kidwai, Veteran Congress Leader And Ex Union Minister, Dies At 94

Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai died on Wednesday, her family said. She was 94.

Kidwai died at Noida's Metro Hospital early in the morning. She was suffering from age-related ailments, her son-in-law Razi Ur Rehman Kidwai said.

She will be cremated at the graveyard in Nizamuddin around 5 pm, he said.

Kidwai is a former Union minister who held important portfolios in the Rajiv Gandhi government. She has been a member of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha at various points in time.

मोहसिना किदवई जी का आज सुबह 94 साल की आयु में निधन हो गया। उनके जाने के से भारतीय राजनीति का एक गौरवशाली अध्याय बंद हो गया।

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She also served as a member of the Congress Working Committee and the party's Central Election Committee in the past.

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