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Shivraj Patil's demise
December 18 , 2025
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- Senior Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil passed away recently.
- He served as the 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996.
- Patil held important Union Cabinet portfolios, including Defence, Commerce, Civil Aviation, and Tourism.
- He represented the Latur constituency in the Lok Sabha for seven consecutive terms.
- Patil also served as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh from 2010 to 2015.
- He was known for modernizing parliamentary practices, including broadcasting proceedings and constructing the Parliament Library.
- Patil resigned as Union Home Minister in 2008, taking moral responsibility for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
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