New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Motilal Vora has passed away. Vora breathed her last at the age of 93 at the Fortis Escort Hospital in Delhi. He was infected with the Corona virus only a few weeks ago and was discharged after being admitted to AIIMS for several days. Whereas Vora, who is considered to be the veteran leader of the Congress, has been given a tribute by Rahul Gandhi, which is a never forgettable leader. Apart from this, PM Narendra Modi has also remembered Vora.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, expressing sorrow over his death, tweeted, ‘Vora ji was a true Congressman and a great person. We will feel the lack of them. My affection and condolences to his family and friends.
Motilal Vora has been included in the old stalwarts and has been associated with the Congress in organizations and governments for 50 years. Vora, who was the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, began his political journey in the 1960s and was initially associated with a socialist-minded party, but then came to the Congress in 1970 and held high positions in the Congress party and the state government. Later also reached the Rajya Sabha. Vora also got involved in controversies but remained one of the favorites of the Gandhi family for some reasons.
Vora joined the Congress in 1970 with the help of Prabhat Tiwari and Pandit Kishori Lal Shukla. Within a decade of that, he had become very close to the Gandhi family. His skill and victory in Madhya Pradesh thrice in a decade were special reasons. In 1983, Vora was made a cabinet minister in the Indira Gandhi government. Vora took over as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in 1985 after the assassination of Indira Gandhi. After this, Vora also joined the Rajiv Gandhi government when he was made a cabinet minister as a member of the Rajya Sabha.
Support of Rahul Gandhi
Two elections ago, when the Congress was looking for a face for the post of Prime Minister, Vora openly advocated making Rahul Gandhi the face of the Prime Minister’s post within the party. Vora was one of the few leaders who supported Rahul’s handing over the command of the party. He always kept his equation with the Gandhi family, and it was because of this that Vora was in support of Rahul every time, although the party made Manmohan Singh the Prime Minister twice.
Connection with national herald case
Motilal Vora has also been a special leader of the Congress in the sense that only three of the organizations named in the National Herald case, Vora held important positions. On 22 March 2002, Vora became chairman and MD in Associated Journals Limited, that is, AJL. Vora had held the post of treasurer in the All India Congress Committee involved as an accused in the National Herald case and in this case the name of the third institution Young Indian came, in which Vora was also a shareholder of 12 per cent.
And some special things
Motilal Vora was a journalist before joining politics. Born in British India in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Vora worked with several newspapers after obtaining higher education from Raipur and Calcutta in Chhattisgarh. Apart from this, Vora was also always ahead in social work. After this, he came into active politics, and besides being a minister in the Arjun Singh government, he was also the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. Vora’s son Arun Vora is also in politics and has won the election of MLA thrice from the fort of Chhattisgarh.
