Leaders condole Rajeev Satav’s death

AHMEDABAD: Congress president Sonia Gandhi, a number of national Congress leaders and several state Congress leaders have expressed grief and shock over the death of AICC Gujarat in-charge, who died on Sunday at a hospital in Pune because of Covid-19 complications. He was 46.
A statement issued by the party said that Sonia Gandhi spoke to Rajeev Satav’s mother and wife and expressed her condolences over the untimely demise of the leader.Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed grief “at the loss of my friend Rajeev Satav. He was a leader with huge potential who embodied the ideals of the Congress.” GPCC president Amit Chavda condoled Satav’s death, stating that the Congress party and particularly, the state Congress has lost a bright leader. Leader of opposition Paresh Dhanani said that party workers will always remember Satav for his simple lifestyle. Other party leaders – Bharatsinh Solanki, Arjun Modhvadia, SiddharthPatel, Shaktisinh Gohil, Hardik Patel and others expressed their condolences over Satav’s death.
Born at Pune in Maharashtra on September 24, 1974, Satav completed his BSc and LLBfrom Fergusson and ILS Law College in Pune. He began his political life in 2002 by getting elected as a member of block panchayat in Hingoli district.