Bihar's Panchayati Raj minister Kapil Deo Kamat succumbed to Covid-19 early on Friday at AIIMS, Patna, family sources said. He was 70.

Patna: Bihar's Panchayati Raj minister Kapil Deo Kamat succumbed to Covid-19 early on Friday at AIIMS, Patna, family sources said. He was 70.

Kamat is survived by two sons and four daughters. His wife died a few months ago.

Kapil Deo Kamat

"Kapil Deo Kamat died of Covid-19 at 1:50 am (Friday) here at AIIMS, Patna. He was suffering from kidney failure and had been on ventilator over the past few days," Dr Sanjeev Kumar, the Covid-19 nodal officer of AIIMS-Patna said.

The JD(U) MLA from Babubarhi assembly constituency was admitted to the hospital on October 1 after he tested positive for the disease.

Condoling the death of the panchayati raj minister, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Kamat will be cremated with full state honours.

Nitish Kumar

"He was an efficient administrator and a popular leader. I am personally saddened by Kamat's untimely demise.

His death has caused an irreparable loss to the field of politics," Kumar said.