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Senior CPI Leader Gurudas Dasgupta Passes Away at 83

  • The senior leader of Kolkata CPI and former MP Gurudas Dasgupta passed away on Thursday after a prolonged illness. 
     
  • Gurudas Dasgupta was 83 years old and is survived by his wife and daughter.
     
  • Dasgupta was suffering from lung cancer for the last few months.

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  • West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee tweeted 'His contribution to the nation as an MP and trade union leader will be remembered. 
     
  • Dasgupta was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1985. He was a Lok Sabha member from Panskura in 2004 and Ghatal seat in 2009.
     

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