Former Union Minister and Veteran Congress Leader Captain Satish Sharma passes away at 73

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Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Captain Satish Sharma passed away in Goa after a brief illness, and suffering from cancer. He was 73.
He served as the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas from 1993 to 1996 in the Narasimha Rao government.
Captain Satish Sharma was a close aide of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
He was a three-time Lok Sabha MP, representing Rae Bareli and Amethi constituencies and Rajya Sabha member for three terms representing the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.