Ranchi, Jul 11 (PTI) The mortal remains of senior Congress leader and former minister Chandrashekhar Dubey, who died at a hospital in Delhi, were brought to Congress headquarters in Ranchi on Friday.
Dubey died at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the national capital on Thursday.
Congress ministers, legislators and senior leaders paid homage to the former minister, popularly known as Dadai Dubey.
Dubey's body arrived at Ranchi's Birsa Munda airport, where Jharkhand Congress in-charge K Raju, president Keshav Mahto Kamlesh and other leaders paid tribute to him.
Raju said that Dubey was a five-time MLA and also served as a Member of Parliament from Dhanbad constituency.
"He was a staunch advocate of workers' rights. His dedication to the public will always be remembered," he added.
Minister Dipika Pandey Singh said Chandrashekhar was a sensitive leader and voice of the underprivileged and weak.
Another leader said Dubey was also a national president of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) and fought for labourers' rights.
Dubey had been undergoing treatment for the past one-and-a-half months, Palamu district Congress committee chief Jayesh Kumar Pathak said.
Congress spokesperson Sonal Shanti said Dubey's body was being taken to his ancestral house in Garhwa where the last rites would be performed.