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Senior SAD leader Ranjit Singh Brahmpura dies aged 85 after prolonged illness

Written by  Jasleen Kaur -- December 13th 2022 12:42 PM -- Updated: December 13th 2022 02:44 PM
Senior SAD leader Ranjit Singh Brahmpura dies aged 85 after prolonged illness

Senior SAD leader Ranjit Singh Brahmpura dies aged 85 after prolonged illness

Mohali, December 13: Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Ranjit Singh Brahmpura Ranjit Singh Brahmpura died aged 85 on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He breathed his last at the PGI, Chandigarh. He had been designated SAD patron recently. 

The last rites will be performed at his native village Brahmapura district, Tarn Taran, on Wednesday (December 14) at 1 pm. Various political personalities, including Sukhbir Badal, will be attended the funeral.


 According to a statement issued by the PGI, the senior politician and former MP of Punjab was admitted in Liver ICU at PGIMER on December 6 with UTI, LRTI, acute on chronic liver failure and acute on chronic kidney disease. He was also suffering from hepatocellular carcinoma, diabetes, hypertension and coronary artery disease. He breathed his last on December 13 at 1:57 pm with circulatory and respiratory failure and sepsis.

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Ranjit Singh Brahmpura was often referred to as 'Majhe Da Jarnail' (meaning General of Majha in Punjabi). He previously served as Cabinet Minister in the Government of Punjab twice, and MLA four times in Punjab.

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He was a part of the Shiromani Akali Dal, led by Sukhbir Singh Badal, until 2019, when he was expelled from the party.  On December 23, 2021, was inducted back into the party by SAD patriarch and former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in Chandigarh.

Former minister and senior Akali leader Gulzar Singh Ranike, Sukhbir Singh Badal, Parkash Singh Badal, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Bikram Singh Majithia and other party leaders described the death of Brahmpura as big loss for the party.

- PTC NEWS

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