Former LS Speaker PA Sangma is no more
Q. Which former Lok Sabha Speaker has passed away?- Published on 07 Mar 16a. Meira Kumar
b. PA Sangma
c. Kamal Nath
d. None of the above
ANSWER: PA Sangma
Sangma died of a heart attack at the age of 68 on Friday, 4th March. The House for that day was adjourned in his memory. He was a 9 time member of the LS. A Speaker in the 11th Lok Sabha, he also held important portfolios in Union Government. He was the CM of Meghalaya from 1988 to 1990 and Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly from 1990 to 1991. He was a Congress leader who became one of the founding members of the NCP. He was expelled in 2012 when he refused to accept the party decision to quit the race for Indian President. In 2013, he formed the National People’s Party.
