Former Union Minister Babanrao Dhakne passed away at a private hospital in Ahmednagar, on Thursday night. He was 87. He was being treated for pneumonia for the last three weeks. He suffered a heart attack on Thursday night and breathed his last.
Born in Akola on November 10, 1937 he was elected on the Loh Sabha from Bid on Janata Dal ticket. He also participated in the Goa Freedom movement.The last rites will be performed in his native place Pagori Pimpalgaon in Pathardi taluka at 2 pm on Saturday