Senior corporator and in-charge of water works in Mayor-in-Council in Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) Ashok Pande died of cardiac arrest at Manoria hospital here on Friday afternoon.
The last rites were performed at Bhadbhada crematorium in the evening.
Pande was 53 and is survived by his wife and two children.
Pande remained corporator since 1994 and continued till he breathed his last. He was made member of Mayor-in-Council twice and shouldered the responsibilities of leader of Opposition in the BMC in the long tenure as an enthusiastic BJP party worker.
He was a simple and amiable person that created a different image in municipal corporation and Mayor in Council. He is survived by father, wife, one son and one daughter.
Family sources said that Pande had undergoing bypass surgery of heart few months ago. Otherwise he was quite fit and all of a sudden on Thursday evening he complained chest pain and he was taken to Manoria hospital. Even in the night the condition was stable, but in the morning on Friday, the condition deteriorated and he breathed his last.
Soon after receipt of information, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Higher Education Minister Umashankar Gupta and MP from Bhopal Alok Sanjar reached Pande’s residence and expressed condolences to his family members.
Besides, Mayor Krishna Gaur and MlA Surendranath Singh had reached the hospital in the morning.
later, it was decided that the last rites would be performed at 4.30 pm and as per the decision, funeral took place at Bhadbhada crematorium. leaders from not only BJP, but from Congress also remained present on the occasion.
BJP leaders condole his death
Senior party leaders of BJP expressed grief over the untimely demise of Mayor-in-Council (MiC) member in Bhopal Municipal Corporation and BJP corporator Ashok Pande here on Friday.
State BJP president Nandkumar Singh Chouhan said that Ashok Pande was a senior dedicated and devoted party worker. He devoted his life working for BJP and had put efforts for the betterment of BJP at every occasion and each level. Chouhan expressed deep condolences over his demise and grieved family.
General secretary of BJP’s State organisation Arvind Menon praised the commitment of Ashok Pande who played a pivotal role in progress and growth of the BJP in the State capital.
Menon prayed to provide strength to the bereaved family to bear the sad demise of their family member.
BJP MP Anil Madhav Dave, MlA Alok Sanjar, state BJP vice president Raghunanden Sharma, state BJP office in charge Govind Arya, state spokesperson Bhupendra Singh Sisodia, spokesperson and MlA Vishwash Sarang, senior BJP leader and former CM Sunderlal Patwa, Kailash Joshi, Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Thawarchand Gehlot, Uma Bharti, National Vice President of BJP Prabhat Jha, National General Secretary Jyoti Dhurve, senior leader Vikram Verma, MP Satyanarayan Jatia, state BJP president and MP Nandkumar Chouhan, MP and National President of Anushujit Janjati Morcha Faggan Singh Kulaste expressed sorrow on the sad demise of the Ashok Pande.