Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge mourned the death of his party leaders and said that it's unfortunate that COVID-19 took the lives of Ahmed Patel and Tarun Gogoi.
"We've deeply saddened on the demise of Ahmed Patel.
I knew him since 1976.
We're feeling that a man, who always stood by the party, has left us today when the party is in crisis.
Unfortunately, COVID-19 has taken the lives of Ahmed ji and Tarun Gogoi," said Kharge.