Phillaur: Congress MP from Jalandhar Santokh Singh Chaudhary handed away after collapsing in the course of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab’s Phillaur on Saturday. He was 76.
Chaudhary was instantly taken to the close by Virk hospital in Phagwara. He was declared lifeless on the hospital. Senior Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, who’s main the yatra, reached the hospital quickly after Chaudhary was admitted.
In the meantime, the yatra has been suspended for the day, and the long run course will quickly be determined, former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi instructed ThePrint.
“That is an unlucky incident. He was like my elder brother. His passing away is a superb loss to us and the entire Congress social gathering is in grief,” stated Channi, who was additionally strolling within the yatra enroute Phagwara.
Chaudhary’s son Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary, who’s presently MLA from Phillaur constituency, was additionally current in the course of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann additionally tweeted expressing grief on the passing away of the Lok Sabha MP.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge additionally tweeted expressing condolences.
“Deeply shocked and saddened to be taught concerning the premature passing away of our MP, Shri Santokh Singh Chaudhary. His loss is a superb blow to the social gathering and organisation. On this hour of grief, my coronary heart goes out to his household, buddies and followers. Might his soul relaxation in peace”, he stated.
Seventy-six yr outdated Chaudhary was a two-time Congress MP — 2014 and 2019 — from Jalandhar. An advocate by occupation, Chaudhary began his political profession because the senior vice-president of the Punjab Youth Congress in 1978. He was elected to the Punjab meeting constituency twice — from 1992-1997 and 2002-2007 from Phillaur. Throughout the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Chaudhary had defeated Charanjit Singh Atwal of the Shiromani Akali Dal.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra was en route Ludhiana on its 118th day. The yatra was alleged to halt at Phillaur and transfer forward to Jalandhar. It entered Punjab on 10 January, and resumed the Padyatra after visiting Fatehgarh Sahib on 11 January.
That is the second demise throughout Bharat Jodo Yatra. Earlier in November, Seva Dal chief Krishna Kumar Pandey had additionally handed away after collapsing in the course of the Maharashtra leg of the Yatra.
(edited by Anumeha Saxena)
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