Former Union Minister Santosh Gangwar's Wife Passes Away In UP's Bareilly

Saubhagyavati, the wife of eight-time MP and former Union Minister Santosh Gangwar, has passed away. The last rites will be performed in Bareilly, UP at 4 PM.

Saubhagyavati, wife of former Union Minister Santosh Gangwar ( Image Source :अनूप मिश्रा )

Former Union Minister Santosh Gangwar's wife Saubhagyavati passed away on Friday morning. She had been ill for a long time and breathed her last at 5 am in the morning at Bharat Seva Trust in Bareilly. BJP leaders and those close to the family of the eight-time MP mourned her passing.

Bharat Seva Trust, the house of Santosh Gangwar, is situated in the Prem Nagar police station area. The last rites will be performed at the city cremation ground at 4 PM. Saubhagyavati Gangwar was also the president of Urban Cooperative Bank. 

UP Minister Jitin Prasada posted on X: "Received the sad news of the demise of Saubhagyavati Gangwarji (President, Urban Cooperative Bank), the wife of honourable Santosh Gangwarji, MP from Bareilly and former minister. I pray to God to grant peace to the departed soul and give strength to the bereaved family to bear this unbearable loss."

बरेली के सांसद एवं पूर्व मंत्री आदरणीय @santoshgangwar जी की धर्म पत्नी सौभाग्यवती गंगवार जी (अध्यक्ष अर्बन कोऑपरेटिव बैंक) के गोलोकवासी होने का दुःखद समाचार प्राप्त हुआ।

प्रभु से प्रार्थना है कि दिवंगत आत्मा को शांति प्रदान करें एवं शोकाकुल परिवार को यह असहनीय दु:ख सहन करने की… pic.twitter.com/QsscXiguwc

— Jitin Prasada जितिन प्रसाद (मोदी का परिवार) (@JitinPrasada) May 24, 2024

UP minister Sanjay Singh Gangwar, too, offered his condolences and said: "May God grant peace to the departed soul and give strength to the bereaved family to bear this immense loss."

पूर्व केंद्रीय मंत्री आदरणीय श्री @santoshgangwar जी की धर्मपत्नी श्रीमती सौभाग्वती गंगवार जी के आकस्मिक निधन की अत्यंत दुखद सूचना प्राप्त हुई।

ईश्वर दिवंगत आत्मा को शांति प्रदान करे एवं शोकाकुल परिवारजनों को यह असीम सुख सहन करने की शक्ति प्रदान करे।

ॐ शान्ति! pic.twitter.com/khBvMw2PkQ

— Sanjay Singh Gangwar (Modi Ka Parivar) (@SanjaySinghmla) May 24, 2024

Santosh Gangwar, who won the Bareilly Lok Sabha seat in UP, is the sitting MP. The BJP dropped the 75-year-old MP this year from its candidates' list and fielded 68-year-old former UP minister Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar, causing an internal rift within the party's UP unit.

(With inputs by Anoop Mishra.)