Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister, Passes Away at 74
Ram Vilas PaswanUnion minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, passed away late on Thursday. He recently underwent heart surgery in a Delhi hospital. Informing about his father's death, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan tweeted on Thursday: "Papa .... Now you are not in this world but I know you are always with me wherever you are. Miss you Papa ..." The veteran leader has been hospitalised for the last few weeks. He has long suffered from a heart condition, according to reports.
During his over five-decade long career, Paswan has served as a Union minister under several prime ministers and his party has been a member of all national coalitions. An eighth time Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha, Paswan was one of the country's most noted Dalit leaders. He was born on 5 July, 1946 at Shaharbanni village in Khagaria, eastern Bihar. He completed a master’s and a law degree, passed the Bihar civil service examination, and was selected to be a deputy superintendent of police. But he did not accept the job. Instead, he joined politics.LM
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