<span style="color: #222222;">In Arunachal Pradesh, Former Minister Pasang Wangchuk Sona passed away this morning at his Mechuka residence after a prolonged illness. Sona, who also served as Deputy Speaker, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from January 1980 to 1985, was elected to the State Assembly in 1980 from 33rd Mechuka Assembly Constituency.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He served in the State Cabinet in the capacity of Minister for Mines and Minerals and Cooperation along with Food and Civil Supplies from 1995 to 1999. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Born in 1951, in the undivided West Siang district, late Sona had graduated from St. Edmund's College, Shillong.</span><br />''  <br />