Quick Bits : Veteran socialist leader George Fernandes is no more
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Veteran socialist leader George Fernandes is no more

NEW DELHI: Veteran socialist leader George Fernandes who was bedridden for a long time, is no more.

Fernandes, 88, was Defence minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government and earlier held important portfolios including Railways.

Remembered for his role in the railway strike in the seventies, Fernandes' politics was centred on anti-Congress stand.
He was associated with Janata Dal and later founded Samata Party. He was born in Mangalore. Fernandes was elected to Parliament, nine times.

[January 29, 2019 NewsBits.in]

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