Union Rural Minister Gopinath Munde on Tuesday passed away at AIIMS Trauma Centre after suffering injuries in a road accident on his way to IGI Airport.

"This is a huge setback for us, and for Maharashtra," his Cabinet colleague and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said while confirming Munde's death.

"Immediately after the accident, he (Gopinath Munde) asked his PSO for water and asked to be rushed to the hospital", Gadkari added.

The doctors tried to revive Munde but the minister was pronounced dead at 7.20 am.




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