Former Union Minister Ajit Singh dies of Covid-19

May 6: The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief and former Union Minister in several governments, Ajit Singh breathed his last due to Covid-19 on Thursday. He was 82. The son of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, Chaudhary Ajit Singh served as a Member of Parliament for eight terms, including one term as a member of the Rajya Sabha. He also served as the Union Minister four times.

His son and former MP Jayant Chaudhary confirmed on Twitter. “Chaudhary Ajit Singh ji was diagnosed as Covid positive on April 20. He battled his condition till the very end and breathed his last today morning,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among those who paid tribute to the politician, known to be a prominent voice of farmers. PM Modi spoke to Jayant Chaudhary and expressed condolences, say sources.

चौधरी साहब नहीं रहे!
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— Jayant Chaudhary (@jayantrld) May 6, 2021