SALEPUR: Former minister Batakrishna Jena passed away following a cardiac arrest at Aditya Care Hospital in Bhubaneswar on Sunday evening.He was 75 and is survived by his wife and three children. Jena of Orikanata village under Saantapur panchayat in Nischintakoili block was Salepur MLA from 1971 to 1974 as a Utkal Congress member and two-time MLA from Kissan Nagar on Janata Dal ticket. He joined congress and was Urban Development minister from 1985 to 1990.