By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Condolences were on Monday paid to former MLA Rasmanjari Devi, who passed away, in the State Assembly.
Chief Minister-cum-Leader of House Naveen Patnaik moved a condolence motion in the House on the demise of Devi. The last queen of Tigiria estate, Devi passed away at 96.
Leader of Opposition and Congress MLA Santosh Singh Saluja also extended support to the condolence motion. The queen was elected from Athagarh Assembly Constituency and served as an MLA from 1977 to 1980. She had contested the election on a Janata party ticket.
Rasamanjari Devi was the wife of last king of Gadajat regime late Brajaraj Birabar Kshatriya Champatisingh Mohapatra.
