Beni Prasad Verma, Rajya Sabha member and veteran Samajwadi Party leader, passed away here on Friday after prolonged illness.
He was 79 and is survived by his widow, two sons and three daughters.
He breathed his last in a local hospital where he was admitted for the last one month.
The last rites of the departed leader would be performed at his native Sirauli Gauspur village in Barabanki district on Saturday.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav rushed to Beni's residence in Gomti Nagar to pay his condolence.
Beni passes away
Saturday, 28 March 2020 | PNS
| Lucknow
Beni passes away
Saturday, 28 March 2020 | PNS | Lucknow
