Chhattisgarh's first Chief Minister Ajit Jogi passes away at 74

Jogi's last rites will be performed at his native Gaurella in Bilaspur district on Saturday, said his son Amit

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RAIPUR: Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, who suffered a massive cardiac arrest and was put on a ventilator, passed away on Friday after battling for life for almost 20 days in a private nursing home in Raipur.

A 74-year-old bureaucrat-turned-politician, Jogi served as the first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from November 1, 2000 till December 4, 2003.

His wife Dr Renu, an MLA who is also an ophthalmologist, and son Amit were with Jogi when he breathed his last.

Jogi's last rites will be performed at his native Gaurella in Bilaspur district on Saturday, his son informed. “Not just me but the entire Chhattisgarh lost not a leader but a father”, Amit tweeted.