Condolence meeting held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 01 2018:
A condolence meeting on the demise of Comrade Khagen Das, CPI (M) and Convenor of Left Front, Tripura was held at the CPI (M) State office at Paona Bazar.
Comrade Khagen Das was an in-charge of Manipur unit of the party.
His untimely death was a heavy loss to the State unit of the party, said a press release issued by secretary, CPI (M) Manipur.
He was elected to the Tripura Assembly for the first time in 1978 and later served as Minister of Health, Revenue and Statistics during the 2nd Left Front Government.
Later he was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1998 and elected to the Lok Sabha for three consecutive terms in 2002, 2004 and 2009, the release said.