NCP leader Devi Prasad Tripathi passes away

Senior NCP leader DP Tripathi passed away on Thursday after a prolonged period of illness. The NCP General Secretary passed away at the age of 67.

Soon after the news of his demise, NCP MP Supriya Sule said she was saddened to hear about his demise and offered her condolences to Tripathi's family.

Deeply saddened to hear about the demise of Shri D.P Tripathi Ji," Sule wrote in a post on Twitter.

He was the General Secretary of NCP, and a guide and mentor to all of us. We will miss his wise counsel and guidance which he had given us from the day NCP was established. May he rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers with his family members. Heartfelt Condolences, she added.