JD(U) MP Mahendra Prasad passes away

New Delhi, Dec 27 (UNI) Janata Dal (United) Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar Mahendra Prasad has passed away after a prolonged illness on Monday, according to the party sources.

The sources said the 81-year-old MP breathed his last at Apollo Hospital in the capital.

Due to illness, he did not attend the proceedings of the winter session of Parliament.

He was a well-known social worker and had earned a reputation in the pharmaceutical industry.

Party leaders have expressed condolences on the demise of the MP.

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