Deputy speaker of West Bengal assembly passes away at 73

Lucknow | Wednesday | 12th December, 2018

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I am deeply saddened to know that Haider Aziz Safwi, Deputy Speaker of West Bengal Legislative Assembly is no more… https://t.co/DfJ7PCviF1 — Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) 1544595997000KOLKATA: West Bengal assembly deputy speaker HA Safwi passed away at a city hospital Wednesday morning after a prolonged battle with age-related ailments, family sources said. "I am deeply saddened to know that Haider Aziz Safwi, deputy speaker of West Bengal Legislative assembly is no more. These moments of sorrow are really very hard for us to digest but there is nothing that we can do but accept," she added. His passing away indeed is a great loss," the CM tweeted. He was a very senior and respected person associated with us over a long time..