Veteran BJP chief and former Union Minister Chaman Lal Gupta died after extended sickness after profitable therapy of Kovid-19 in a hospital at his Gandhi Nagar residence right here. Gupta (87) has two sons and a daughter in his household.
He examined optimistic for COVID-19 on 5 May and returned from Narayan Hospital on Sunday after profitable therapy. His elder son Anil Gupta mentioned that his situation out of the blue worsened early within the morning and he breathed his final at round 5.10 am.
Born in Jammu on April 13, 1934, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief was not in good well being for the previous couple of years as he was affected by varied ailments and was hardly ever seen in public life.
After turning into a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly for the primary time in 1972, the deceased chief had an excellent political life in 5 many years. He was once more a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly between 2008 and 2014.
He was elected to the eleventh Lok Sabha from Udhampur constituency of Jammu in 1949 and was re-elected to the twelfth and thirteenth Lok Sabha in 19 and 19.
Chaman Lal Gupta Between October 13, 1999 and September 1, 2001, Union Minister of State, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Food Processing Industries (September 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002) and Union Minister of State for Defense (1 July 2002 to 2004).
The creator of three books in Hindi and twice the Jammu and Kashmir BJP president, he accomplished his MSc from GM Science College Jammu and Allahabad University (UP).
The deceased chief will probably be cremated later within the day, his son mentioned. Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha paid tribute to the late chief and mentioned that he will probably be remembered for his immense contribution for the welfare of the folks.
It is deeply saddened to listen to of the loss of life of former Union Minister Professor Chaman Lal Gupta.
A veteran politician and broadly revered public determine, his demise is a serious loss for the political enviornment, the workplace of Lieutenant Governor Jammu and Kashmir mentioned in a tweet.
In one other tweet, it mentioned that he’ll all the time be remembered for his immense contribution to the welfare of the folks. My condolences to his household and buddies.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
