Jharkhand Cong leader Ajay Kumar Dubey dies at 45

Congress leader Ajay Kumar Dubey died on Monday after a brief illness, party sources said. The 45-year-old leader, son of former Jharkhand minister and senior party leader Chandrasekhar Dubey, died at a private hospital here, party leader Rishi Mishra said.

He is survived by wife, a son and a daughter, family sources said. His father was present at the hospital.

Expressing grief at the demise of Ajay Dubey, Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee spokesman Alok Kumar Dubey, said the party lost a capable leader. Ajay Dubey had unsuccessfully contested from the Bishrampur assembly constituency in 2005.

The party has nominated the senior Dubey from the same constituency for these assembly elections.