<p>Veteran Congress leader and former minister Ramnarayan Chaudhary died here after prolonged illness.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He was cremated at his native place in Jhunjhunu district on Thursday afternoon.<br /><br />Chaudhary (84) was under treatment at a private hospital here since August 31 for chest infection and died at around 12.30 last night, family sources said today.<br /><br />Chaudhary was a seven-time MLA, served as minister twice and as many times as Leader of Opposition.<br /><br />He had also been one time Deputy Speaker in the assembly and headed Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee as president from 1980-82.<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>Veteran Congress leader and former minister Ramnarayan Chaudhary died here after prolonged illness.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He was cremated at his native place in Jhunjhunu district on Thursday afternoon.<br /><br />Chaudhary (84) was under treatment at a private hospital here since August 31 for chest infection and died at around 12.30 last night, family sources said today.<br /><br />Chaudhary was a seven-time MLA, served as minister twice and as many times as Leader of Opposition.<br /><br />He had also been one time Deputy Speaker in the assembly and headed Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee as president from 1980-82.<br /><br /><br /></p>