Meghalaya's oldest and longest serving legislator, Hoping Stone Lyngdoh, died at a hospital in Shillong.
Meghalaya's oldest and longest serving legislator who fought single-handedly against Uranium mining in the state, Hoping Stone Lyngdoh, died at a hospital in Shillong today, family sources said.
The 86-year-old veteran and most decorated politician of his time, represented Nongstoin constituency of West Khasi Hills district in the assembly, breathed his last at around 1 am at Northeast Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, they said.
Earlier on Sunday, Mr Lyngdoh was admitted at the only super-specialty hospital in the North East region due to chest congestion, later he developed other complications which deteriorated his health condition.
Senior official at the hospital, Dr A Phukan said that the legislator died of pneumonia and septicemia and multi organ failure.
Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, Speaker AT Mondal and Leader of Opposition Donkupar Roy, have condoled his demise.
Mr Lyngdoh led the Hill State Peoples Democratic Party (HSPDP) as its president, and was well known for his pioneering campaign against Uranium mining in the state. He also advocated for a separate state for the Khasi-Jaintia tribes.