Ex-UP Minister booked under POCSO Act
A video showing Samajwadi Party (SP) workers allegedly indulging in sloganeering against Upendra Tiwari went viral on social media.
Veteran politician from eastern Uttar Pradesh and former cabinet minister, Hari Shankar Tiwari, 89, passed away at his residence in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur on Tuesday night.
He had been suffering from acute kidney problem for the last few years.
His last rites will be performed at Mukti Path in Barhalghanj town of Gorakhpur district on Wednesday, said his son Vinay Shankar Tiwari.
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Tiwari was from Tanda village of Barhalghanj town. He became a railway contractor after completing education and later emerged as a strong Brahmin leader of eastern Uttar Pradesh.
He won Chillupar Assembly seat of Gorakhpur for five consecutive terms. He lost the election from there in 2007. He served as a Minister under the Kalyan Singh and the Rajnath Singh and other governments in Uttar Pradesh.
Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav expressed grief over the demise of Tiwari in a tweet.
पूर्व मंत्री श्री हरिशंकर तिवारी जी का निधन, अत्यंत दुखद!
ईश्वर दिवंगत आत्मा को शांति एवं शोक संतप्त परिवार को यह असीम दुख सहने की शक्ति प्रदान करे।
भावभीनी श्रद्धांजलि! pic.twitter.com/XhUsI6y0b5
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) May 16, 2023
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