Kidar Nath Sahani

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Kidar Nath Sahani (24 October 1926 – 3 October 2012) was a governor of the Indian states of

pracharak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and a leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and Bharatiya Janata Party
.

Early life and education

He lived in

]

Career

Sahani had served as Mayor of

Emergency, Sahani went underground and later escaped abroad from where he worked against the Indira Gandhi government. Post Emergency, he became a leading figure in Delhi municipal politics, going on to become Deputy Mayor, Mayor and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. He also served as the President of the Delhi State Unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]

Kidar Nath Sahani served as Governor to the

NDA regime but was dismissed from office in 2004 after the UPA government was formed on charges of misuse of office and because of his RSS background.[2]

Death

He died at the age of 85 at Delhi.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Kidar Nath Sahani passes away". The Hindu. 4 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Marching orders". Frontline. 21 (15). 17–30 July 2004. Archived from the original on 10 December 2007.
  3. ^ "Former Governor of Sikkim Kedar Nath Sahani passes away". isikkim.com. Retrieved 3 October 2012.

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