Senior Congress leader Shivajirao Nagawade Patil passes away at 85

Pune | Thursday | 20th September, 2018

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Shivajirao Nagavade Patil Shivajirao Nagavade PatilPresident of the Maharashtra State Cooperative Sugar Factories Federation, Shivajirao Nagavade Patil passed away in Mumbai after a prolonged illness on Wednesday evening. Known for his in-depth and incisive study of the cooperative sugar sector, Nagavade Patil was instrumental in the foundation of the cooperative sugar mill in the region. A senior Congress leader, Nagavade Patil had represented the Shrigonda constituency in the state Legislative Assembly for multiple terms and was associated with the sugar sector since the early 1970s. Babar had worked with Nagavade Patil for over two and a half years. NCP MLA Dilip Walse Patil, the president of the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories, called the demise of Nagavade Patil a great loss for the cooperative sugar industry in the state..