Ex-Union Minister Jai Narain Prasad Nishad passes away at 88

Former Union Minister Captain Jai Narain Prasad Nishad passed away at the age of 88 on Monday, owing to prolonged illness. He was reportedly undergoing treatment at Max Hospital in Delhi's Saket, where he took his last breath. Nishad was a four-time Lok Sabha member from Muzaffarpur constituency of Bihar, and served as a member of Rajya Sabha between 2004-2008.