Former Union Minister Ajit Singh Passes Away

New Delhi: Former Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh died today while battling Coronavirus. Ajit Singh, son of former prime minister Charan Singh, was diagnosed with Covid on April 20, his son Jayant Chaudhary informed via Twiiter. “He battled his condition till the very end and breathed his last today morning,” Jayant informed.

The 82-year-old veteran leader was admitted at a Gurgaon hospital, his family said. Ajit Singh, an IIT alumni, was a seven-time MP and Union Minister in the governments of VP Singh, PV Narasimha Rao, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh.

He quit the computer industry to return to India and join politics. He represented the family’s pocket borough of Baghpat in the Lower House of Parliament. His party, RLD, wields influence in Jat-dominated western Uttar Pradesh.