Rashtriya Lok Dal President Chaudhary Ajit Singh passes away due to COVID-19

Rashtriya Lok Dal President Chaudhary Ajit Singh passed away on Thursday due to COVID-19. The news of his death was confirmed by his son Jayant Chaudhary.

Chaudhary Ajit Singh had tested COVID-19 positive on April 20 and was undergoing treatment at a Gurgaon hospital since then.

Ajit Singh's condition worsened and he passed away on Thursday, his son and former MP Jayant Chaudhary wrote on Twitter.

"Chaudhary Ajit Singh Ji was diagnosed as Covid positive on April 20. He battled his condition till the very end and breathed his last today morning," Jayant Chaudhary said

Chaudhary Ajit Singh was the founder and chief of the Rashtriya Lok Dal and son of former Prime Minister of India late Chaudhary Charan Singh. Singh was a seven-time MP from Baghpat. He also served as the Union Minister of Civil Aviation.

Rashtriya Lok Dal President Chaudhary Ajit Singh passes away, confirms Jayant Chaudhary

He had tested positive for COVID19 on April 20 pic.twitter.com/TfNE5cimE4

— ANI (@ANI) May 6, 2021

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— Jayant Chaudhary (@jayantrld) May 6, 2021