Veteran Congress leader , 8 times MLC n MLA, fmr minister Indira Hridayesh died of cardiac arrest. P M Modi saddened.

Renowned veteran Congress leader of Uttarakhand, former cabinet minister n leader of opposition in the assembly, octogenarian Indira Hridayesh died of cardiac arrest on Sunday in the national capital territory of Delhi at AIIMS. She had come to Delhi to attend the Congress party meeting pertaining to the forth coming state assembly convened by the party high command. Eighty years old Indira Hridayesh was active in Congress politics for the last five decades and was the senior most leader of Uttarakhand Congress having worked with political stalwarts and former chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand n political stalwarts H. N. Bahuguna and Narayan Dutt Tiwari. She was the minister of finance, PWD, Higher Education, planning and several other departments in all Congress governments in Uttarakhand after it was carved out of undivided Uttar Pradesh. Currently se was the lawmaker from Uttarakhand. She represented the Uttarakhand n Uttar Pradesh assembly for eight terms including her four terms as Uttar Pradesh member of legislative Council from 1974 to 2000 till the formation of the state and there after as lawmaker from Uttarakhand. Several Congress leaders paid their heartfelt tributes to this towering Congress leader of undivided Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Sunday. Prime minister Narendra Modi while extending his condolences on the sad demise of Indira Hridayesh praised her as an effective legislator having rich administrative experience. Saddened by her demise prime minister Modi tweeted : Dr. Indira Hridayeshji was at the forefront of several community service efforts. She made a mark as an effective legislator and also had rich administrative experience. Saddened by her sad demise. Condolences to her family n supporters. OM Shanti tweeted PMO @narendramodi