Noted social activist Jiten Chakraborty dies

Noted social activist Jiten Chakraborty died at a hospital here today, family sources said.

He was 82 and is survived by his wife Bijoya Chakraborty, the Guwahati Lok Sabha MP and his daughter the BJP MLA from Hajo constituency Suman Haripriya.

Chakraborty had suffered a massive cardiac arrest yesterday and was admitted to the hospital in a critical condition where he died this evening, they said.

BJP President Amit Shah visited the hospital in the afternoon to inquire about his condition.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal also expressed his grief over Chakraborty's demise and extended his deepest condolences to the bereaved family, an official release said.