Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan dies at 74

Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan, passed away late on Thursday. Paswan recently underwent heart surgery in a Delhi hospital.

Informing about his father's death, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan tweeted: "Papa …. Now you are not in this world but I know you are always with me wherever you are. Miss you Papa …"

According to reports, the veteran leader has been hospitalised for the last few weeks. He has long suffered from a heart condition.

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.

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From Prime Minister Narendra Modi to former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav — many leaders offered their condolences to the Paswan family. "Working together, shoulder to shoulder with Paswan Ji has been an incredible experience. His interventions during Cabinet Meetings were insightful. From political wisdom, statesmanship to governance issues, he was brilliant. Condolences to his family and supporters. Om Shanti," PM Narendra Modi wrote on Twitter.

“In the demise of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, the nation has lost a visionary leader. He was among the most active and longest-serving members of parliament. He was the voice of the oppressed and championed the cause of the marginalized," President Ram Nath Kovind tweeted on Thursday evening.

“In the demise of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, the nation has lost a visionary leader. He was among the most active and longest-serving members of parliament. He was the voice of the oppressed, and championed the cause of the marginalized," tweeted President Ram Nath Kovind.

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