Congress MP from Jalandhar Santokh Singh Chaudhary died on Saturday after suffering a cardiac arrest during Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab. He was 76. Leader of Opposition in the Punjab assembly Partap Singh Bajwa said that Chaudhary was walking along with a fellow MP from Kerala and suddenly collapsed.
Cremation of MP Chaudhary Santokh Singh tomorrow at 10.30 am at his native Gakhlan Dhaliwal village in Jalandhar.
“He suffered a massive cardiac arrest,” Bajwa said. Chaudhary was rushed to Phagwara civil hospital in an ambulance after suffering heart attack.
“Santokh Singh Chaudhury, aged 76, Congress MP from Jalandhar, passed away from a sudden cardiac arrest during the Bharat Jodo Yatra this morning. We extend our deepest condolences to his family,” Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary in charge of communications said in a tweet. “There will be some changes in schedule of the yatra which will be shared shortly.”
Expressing shock and grief over Chaudhary’s death, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said it was a “great blow to the party and organisation.”
