Kidar Nath Sahani
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
Jana Sangh party.[citation needed
]
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
- ^ "Kidar Nath Sahani passes away". The Hindu. 4 October 2012.
- ^ "Marching orders". Frontline. 21 (15). 17–30 July 2004. Archived from the original on 10 December 2007.
- ^ "Former Governor of Sikkim Kedar Nath Sahani passes away". isikkim.com. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
External links
- List of Governors since 1961 at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 July 2006)