SRINAGAR: Veteran Congress Leader and Ex- MLA Banihal & Ramban Mohd Akthar Nizami who was admitted to SKIMS Srinagar died today. The Ex-MLA breathed his last around 6 pm on Wednesday evening. Akthar Nizami joined politics in the year 1965 and in 1967 on NC’s ticket he won assembly election from Banihal Constituency. In 1972 he left NC & Joined Congress and won from Ramban Constituency. Nizami was classmate of NC Patron Dr Farooq Abdullah and close friend of Member Parliament Dr Karan Singh. His condition worsened with doctors putting him on ventilator support on Wednesday. Nizami’s grand son Salman Nizami is also in Congress & at present active on National politics. Akthar Nizami is survived by his wife and three daughters. The deceased leader will be laid to rest in Rajbagh, Srinagar.
Veteran Congress leader, Ex MLA Banihal Akthar Nizami dies
