Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan Passes Away

Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Ram Vilas Paswan passed away, informed his son, Chirag Paswan. Ram Vilas Paswan was admitted to a private hospital here for the last several days, passed away on Thursday evening, his family members said. He was 74.

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Union Minister and LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan passes away, informs son Chirag Paswan pic.twitter.com/a98a2F3Czd

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Chirag Paswan tweeted: "Father, now you are no more in this world but wherever you are, you will be with me. Miss you papa..." He also shared an old photo of him and his father along with the tweet.

पापा....अब आप इस दुनिया में नहीं हैं लेकिन मुझे पता है आप जहां भी हैं हमेशा मेरे साथ हैं।
Miss you Papa... pic.twitter.com/Qc9wF6Jl6Z

— युवा बिहारी चिराग पासवान (@iChiragPaswan) October 8, 2020

According to his close family members, Paswan breathed his last on Thursday evening at around 8.20 p.m. at the Fortis Hospital here where he was admitted for several days.

Paswan was a minister in the Narendra Modi government, the UPA government as well as the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government at the Centre.

His death came just days after his son and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan decided to go solo in the Bihar assembly polls.

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