10:43 (IST)
Kalyan Singh ji’s death irreparable personal loss, says Defence Minister Rajnay
(Ex-UP CM) Kalyan Singh’s demise has caused irreparable damage. We shared an old relationship. I’ve known him since I was elected as MLA in 1977 when he became UP Health Minister. It’s difficult to decide whether he was a leader, big brother or friend: Defence Min Rajnath Singh pic.twitter.com/9ptzz9FCVV
— ANI (@ANI) August 22, 2021
10:31 (IST)
Adityanath, state BJP president arrive at Amausi airport to receive PM Modi
UP CM Yogi Adityanath and UP BJP President Swatantra Dev reaches Airport to receive PM Modi arriving at Lucknow to pay homage to Former CM Kalyan Singh at his residence. Modis supposed to arrive at the residence shortly.
10:24 (IST)
PM Modi took to Twitter to express his condolences
Kalyan Singh Ji gave voice to crores of people belonging to the marginalised sections of society. He made numerous efforts towards the empowerment of farmers, youngsters and women.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 21, 2021
10:18 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath pays tributes to Kalyan SIngh
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays his respects to late former CM Kalyan Singh at the latter’s residence in Lucknow pic.twitter.com/36oRxlFCRR
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) August 22, 2021
10:16 (IST)
UP govt declares three days of state mourning
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who visited Singh in the hospital earlier on Saturday, also expressed his condolences, calling his death an irreparable loss. His government has declared three days of state mourning and a holiday on August 23 when Mr Singh’s body will be cremated.
10:04 (IST)
Kalyan Singh passes away at 89
Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and BJP veteran Kalyan Singh, who was ailing for some time, died at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) in Lucknow on Saturday night. He was 89.
Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and BJP veteran Kalyan Singh, who was ailing for some time, died at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) in Lucknow on Saturday night. He was 89.
Tributes poured in for the prominent backward caste leader with Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailing the two-time Uttar Pradesh chief minister’s “indelible contribution” towards the development of the state and the “cultural regeneration” of India.
Singh, who also served as the Rajasthan governor, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the SGPGI in a critical condition on July 4.
He died due to sepsis and multi-organ failure, the hospital said.
Uttar Pradesh has announced a three-day mourning and a holiday on Monday, when the former chief minister’s last rites will be performed.
Singh was the Uttar Pradesh chief minister when the Babri mosque was demolished by a mob of “karsevaks” in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992. Along with BJP veterans L K Advani and M M Joshi, he was among the 32 people acquitted in the demolition case in September last year.
A Lodhi leader, Singh was instrumental in the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power in Uttar Pradesh in the 1990s.
He is survived by his wife Ramvati Devi, son Rajveer Singh, who is the Lok Sabha MP from Etah, and grandson Sandeep Singh, who is the minister of state for finance, technical education, medical education in Uttar Pradesh.
The prime minister spoke to the veteran BJP leader’s son and conveyed his condolence.
“I am saddened beyond words. Kalyan Singh Ji… statesman, veteran administrator, grassroots level leader and great human. He leaves behind an indelible contribution towards the development of Uttar Pradesh. Spoke to his son Shri Rajveer Singh and expressed condolences. Om Shanti,” he said in a tweet.
With inputs from PTI