Sharmili Mallick

New Delhi: Former Union Home Minister and Congress leader Buta Singh passed away at the age of 86. He died while undergoing treatment at AIIMS in New Delhi on Saturday morning.

The senior Congress leader was in a coma since October last year when he was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after he suffered a brain hemorrhage.

His family said Singh died around 5.30 am.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi have condoled his demise.

"Shri Buta Singh Ji was an experienced administrator and effective voice for the welfare of the poor as well as downtrodden. Saddened by his passing away. My condolences to his family and supporters," tweeted PM Modi.

Rahul Gandhi offered his condolences to Singh's family and said the veteran party leader had spent his life in service of common man.

ASingh became Lok Sabha member eight times, besides being appointed as Governor of Bihar.
He worked with former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and P.V. Narasimha Rao. He was the Bihar Governor from 2004 to 2006.

Born in Jalandhar, Singh held key portfolios like railways, commerce, parliamentary affairs, sports, shipping, agriculture, communications and housing.
He was chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes from 2007 to 2010.

(With PTI/IANS Inputs)

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