Raghuvansh Prasad Singh Passes Away At 74; PM Modi Pays Tribute

Raghuvansh Prasad Singh Passes Away At 74: PM Modi on Sunday paid a moving tribute to the former Union Minister, saying his death has left a deep void in Bihar politics.

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Former Union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, who was admitted to AIIMS at Delhi for about a week after developing post-Covid-19 complications, passed away on Sunday after prolonged illness. Singh had fallen critically ill and was put on a ventilator.

PM Modi on Sunday paid a moving tribute to the former Union Minister, saying his death has left a deep void in Bihar and national politics.

"An inner ''manthan'' (churning) was going on in him during his last days. He remained true to the ideology he believed in..In the recent past, he had been in the news. "He was obviously in a state of inner turmoil since it had no longer remained possible for him to be by the side of his old associates. Finally, he gave expression to his feelings through the letters he wrote from the hospital bed, the prime minister said. Modi made the remarks before dedicating to the nation three petroleum projects via video conferencing in Bihar.

"I had occasions to interact with Raghuvansh babu many times. We used to take part in TV debates long back, putting forth our respective points of view. He used to represent his party while I used to represent the BJP as an office-bearer of the organisation, said the prime minister.

"I was worried about his health and often inquired about him," Modi said. The prime minister spoke with admiration about Singh''s concern for Bihar. He referred to Singh''s letter to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar days before his death where he raised the issue of development of his erstwhile Lok Sabha seat Vaishali. "I will request Nitish Kumar to execute the development projects he wrote about in the letter. Let''s together--the state and the Centre--fulfil his wishes," Modi said.