Deepak Babaria, former Congress General Secretary, dies

Senior Indian National Congress leader and former General Secretary Deepak Babaria passed away early Saturday following a prolonged illness.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi expressed their grief, describing his death as an irreplaceable loss for the party. Babaria previously served as the party in-charge for Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. Kharge noted Babaria’s commitment to Congress ideology and his early political work championing the rights of workers and trade unions.

Other party officials, including K C Venugopal and Mukul Wasnik, also issued condolences, highlighting Babaria’s decades of dedication and moral responsibility within the organization.