October 07, 2026 08:23 am (IST)
Veteran AIFB leader Ashok Ghosh breathes his last in Kolkata
Kolkata, Mar 3 (IBNS) Ashok Ghosh, 94, veteran leader of All India Forward Bloc (AIFB), who was on ventilator support, breathed his last at a private hospital in Kolkata on Thursday.
One of the senior-most leaders of the Left Front in West Bengal, he was the secretary of AIFB for almost six decades.
Ghosh was admitted to hospital on Feb 2 for respiratory infection and his condition remained critical.
Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, tweeted " Saddened on the passing away of veteran politician Asok Ghosh. Condolences to his family and friends."
Forward Bloc was founded by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939.
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