Guwahati, May 2 -- Reported by Bit Irom

Imphal: Manipur's former MLA A.S. Arthur, who represented the 44-Ukhrul Assembly Constituency, died after a prolonged illness on Saturday morning at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi.

A.S. Arthur served as the Minister for Forest and General Administration from 1994 to 1997. He was the father of Alfred Kanngam Arthur, the current Member of Parliament (MP) for the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency and a Congress leader.

A condolence service for the deceased will be held today at 7:00 PM at Dwaar Centre in Safdarjung, Delhi.

Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, in a statement, expressed deep sorrow over the passing of A.S. Arthur. "His unwavering dedication to the people of Manipur an...