Uttarakhand minister Chandan Ram Dass passes away, Govt declares 3-day state mourning

Uttarakhand minister Chandan Ram Dass died at the state's Bageshwar district hospital on Wednesday (April 26). The 63-year-old was admitted to the ICU of the district hospital after his health suddenly deteriorated, news agency PTI reported citing an official. Dass, a Bageshwar MLA (member of the legislative assembly), was in charge of social welfare and transportation.

 Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed his condolences on the sudden death of his cabinet colleague.

"I am stunned to know of the sudden death of my senior colleague in my cabinet, Chandan Ram Dass," Dhami said. "It’s an irreparable loss to politics and social service," he said in a tweet in Hindi.