West Bengal Cabinet Minister Sadhan Pande passes away at 71

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar also condoled Pande’s death. “Sad news- Deeply pained at the passing away of Senior Cabinet Minister Sadhan Pande today morning at Mumbai. Shared a wonderful relationship and personal rapport with him beyond politics. Heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and followers. RIP! Om Shanti Om,” he said in a tweet.

Our senior colleague, party leader and Cabinet Minister Sadhan Pande has passed away today morning at Mumbai. Had a wonderful relation for long. Deeply pained at this loss. My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, followers.

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) February 20, 2022

Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari also expressed his condolences. “Saddened by the passing away of West Bengal Minister Shri Sadhan Pande ji. My thoughts are with his bereaved family, friends & followers. Prayers for the departed soul. Om Shanti,” he said in a tweet.

Pande was a five-time MLA from Burtola constituency in North Kolkata till 2011 when TMC came to power in the state. He was later elected as an MLA from Maniktala constituency for three consecutive terms.

The veteran TMC leader was suffering from kidney ailments for the past one year.

He was retained as a Cabinet minister after TMC came to power for the third consecutive term in 2021. However, he was not allocated any portfolio due to his ill health.