Odisha Minister Naba Kishore Das Richest in State Cupboard, Owned 40 Luxurious Automobiles

Odisha nicely being minister Naba Kisore Das, who died of a few gunshot wounds on Sunday, was as soon as a strong chief from the western part of the state and a three-time MLA. The minister, who was as soon as believed to be the richest throughout the state cabinet, had a penchant for luxurious cars and owned 40 of them.

Condoling his untimely dying, chief minister Naveen Patnaik acknowledged the Biju Janata Dal chief was as soon as an asset to the federal authorities and his celebration. The minister was as soon as current course of treatment at a private well being middle in Bhubaneswar, after a policeman fired at him when he reached Brajrajnagar in Jharsuguda for a programme early throughout the morning. The assistant sub-inspector, often known as Gopal Das, was as soon as nabbed by means of native residents and handed over to police.

Previously associated to the Congress, Naba Kisore joined the BJD merely earlier than the 2019 assembly elections and change into an MLA for the third consecutive time. He was as soon as later given the charge of the nicely being and family welfare division and, as nicely being minister, successfully dealt with the Covid-19 pandemic throughout the state in 2020 and 2021. Recognized to have efficiently handled the mass vaccination stress in opposition to Covid, he left many impressed alongside along with his effectivity as nicely being minister.

He was as soon as energetic in state politics and was as soon as an influential chief. When he contested from the Jharsuguda assembly seat on a Congress ticket for the first time in 2004, he was as soon as defeated. However in 2009, he was as soon as elected as a result of the MLA contesting as quickly as as soon as extra on a Congress ticket. In 2014, he fought the polls on a Congress ticket one other time, and change into the MLA for the second time.

Presenting himself as a frontline chief of the Congress, he was as soon as already the showing president of the state unit of the celebration. However, in 2019, he left the Congress and joined the BJD and as quickly as as soon as extra registered a victory for the third time.

Born on January 7, 1962, Naba Kisore completed his matriculation from Sambalpur Bhojpur Excessive College in 1978, after which graduated in English in 1989 along with laws in 1994. He was as soon as nonetheless a pupil at Gangadhar Meher School in Sambalpur when he joined the Congress throughout the Nineteen Eighties.

An industrialist and businessman, the minister had a flourishing resort and delivery commerce. Not too long ago, he was as soon as throughout the limelight after offering prayers on the Shani temple in Maharashtra’s Shingnapur, the place he donated as regards to 1 crore gold kalas.

Patnaik, who expressed deep shock and distress over the minister’s dying, acknowledged Naba Kisore was as soon as instrumental in strengthening the BJD and was as soon as a grassroots chief. He further acknowledged the docs made every conceivable effort to save lots of numerous him nonetheless sadly, he could now not recuperate from the lethal accidents.

“As a pacesetter, he was as soon as instrumental in strengthening the Biju Janata Dal; he was as soon as a grassroots chief, and favored and revered by means of all. He decrease all through celebration strains and sections of different folks. His dying is a superb loss to the state of Odisha,” Patnaik stated, including that the minister was an asset to the state authorities and his occasion.

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