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Rajasthan Congress Leader Rameshwar Dudi Dies at 62

He spent about two years in a coma after a 2023 brain stroke.

Overview

  • Family and party officials said he died at his Bikaner home, with funeral rites set for 1:00 p.m. in Jat Baghi, Bikaner, on Saturday.
  • He suffered a brain stroke in August 2023 and was treated at SMS Hospital in Jaipur before being shifted to Medanta in Gurugram, later receiving care at home.
  • Dudi served as Leader of the Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly from 2014 to 2018 and earlier represented Bikaner in the Lok Sabha from 1999 to 2004.
  • He was appointed in 2022 as chairman of the Rajasthan State Agro-Industries Development Board, capping a career that began in student politics and local governance.
  • Leaders across parties, including Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, offered condolences, with Congress figures such as Sachin Pilot and Govind Dotasra paying tribute to his farmer-focused leadership.