bilaspur veteran congress leader and former madhya pradesh minister b r yadav passed away here today following a prolonged illness family sources said he was 84 yadav was cabinet minister and held prominent portfolios during the congress governments headed by arjun singh motilal vora and digvijay singh in erstwhile madhya pradesh he was elected four times from bilaspur assembly constituency in chhattisgarh starting his career as a journalist yadav was also active in the fields of literature art and culture he played a key role in getting municipal corporation status for bilaspur establishing guru ghasias university here besides facilitating setting up of the headquarters of south eastern coalfields ltd in bilaspur congress leaders expressed grief over the demise of yadav and paid rich tributes to him describing him as an inspiration for politicians in madhya pradesh and chhattisgarh in his condolence message aicc treasurer and rajya sabha mp motilal vora said yadav will always be remembered as an inspirational politician