Former union Minister Balasaheb Vikhe Patil passes away
Pune – Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Balasaheb Vikhe-Patil passed away at his home following a long illness. He was 84.
Vikhe-Patil is survived by his wife, two daughters and three sons, including Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra, Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil.
Ailing since sometime, he breathed his last at his home in Loni-Pravara on Friday evening.
Eknathrao alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (born 10 April 1932), popularly known as Balasaheb Vikhe Patil was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Kopargaon constituency in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He is eldest son of Padmashree Vithalrao Vikhe Patil, who started Asia’s first co-operative sugar factory at Loni in Maharashtra. Balasaheb is awarded with prestigious civilian award Padma Bhushan on 31 March 2010 for his outstanding work in social field.
