Overview

• Dubey, 87, died on July 10 at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi after six weeks of treatment for a prolonged illness.
• Chief Minister Hemant Soren led floral tributes at Birsa Munda Airport, calling his death an irreparable loss for Jharkhand.
• Congress in-charge K Raju and JPCC president Keshav Mahto Kamlesh joined senior legislators in honoring the former minister at the airport.
• Preparations are underway to transport his body to his ancestral home in Garhwa for final rites later today.
• Over a career spanning decades, Dubey was a five-time Bisrampur MLA, a one-term Dhanbad MP and led the INTUC nationally in championing labour rights.