Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s Father, Dr. Debendra Pradhan, Passes Away

Delhi  Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s father, former Union Minister Debendra Pradhan, has passed away. He passed away at Dharmendra Pradhan’s residence in Delhi. Dr. Debendra Pradhan had previously served as a Union Minister in the Vajpayee government. He had also served as the President of the Odisha BJP.  Debendra Pradhan, father of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, was a former Union Minister.  Debendra Pradhan passed away at the age of 83 in Delhi.  He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at AIIMS in Delhi.  Debendra Pradhan served as the state BJP president from 1988 to 1993 and again from 1995 to 1997. He was the state BJP general secretary from 1993 to 1995. From 1998 to 2004, during the Vajpayee government, he served as the Minister of Road Transport and Agriculture.