Union Minister Jual Oram's wife passes away; Odisha CM, BJP leaders pay last respect

Union Minister Jual Oram's wife Jhingia Oram passed away in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar late on Saturday night. She was 58. The Union Minister's wife was suffering from dengue and was undergoing treatment for the last nine days.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, other Ministers, and BJP leaders visited Jual Oram's residence at Lumbinivihar in Bhubaneswar and paid their last respects to the departed soul.

"There was no irregularity in her treatment. It is an inseparable loss for Jual Oram's family. We have come here to express our condolences," Odisha CM Mohan Majhi stated. 

Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy also expressed grief and said, " We are deeply shocked over Jual Oram's wife. She was very supportive and used to love and respect everyone."

On the demise of his wife, Jual Oram said, "At around 10:50 pm, my wife breathed her last. She had lung fibrosis and was also undergoing treatment for dengue. Her platelet count had dropped to 60,000 and she fell unconscious. My wife was shouldering a big responsibility for which I was able to discharge my political career."