Mumbai: Former Union Minister of State and BJP leader Jayawantiben Mehta passed away in the wee hours on Monday after a brief illness.
She was 78 and had served as a minister in the cabinet of former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.
A housewife-turned-politician, Mehta breathed her last around 1.30 a.m. today and the last rites are scheduled this evening at Shivaji Park crematorium, said a party official.
Saddened by the passing away of Jayawantiben Mehta. We remember her rich contribution to the nation. Condolences to her family.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 7 November 2016
Around six years, she had penned and released her multi-lingual autobiography, 'Marching With Time', detailing her lifea's journey from a middle-class home-maker to a municipal corporator to parliamentarian and then a union minister.
Top leaders from across the political spectrum today expressed grief over the demise of Mehta.
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