Death of Capt Kanwaljit Singh sent shock waves in Punjab

CHANDIGARH: Senior Akali Dal leader and Punjab cooperation minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh Sunday died in a road accident near village Khanpur on Kharar-Riopar highway. He was 66. The demise of Capt.Kanwaljit Singh sent wave shocks in Punjab.



Capt Kanwaljit Singh was elected MLA for the third term from Banur assembly constituency. He has served as home minister and Finance Minister in previous two SAD governments.Born on September 1,1942 Capt Kanwaljit Singh took active part in Dharam Yudh Morcha during emergency declared by late PM Indira Gandhi. He went to jail several times during agitation on Punjab\'s demands.



Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, formwer Chief Minsiter Capt Amarinder Singh and several ministers expressed shock over demise of Capt Kanwaljit Singh.

According to reports the car in which Capt Kanwaljit Singh was travelling ws hit by two trucks one from front and the other from rear side. The ill fated car was sand witched. The minister was rushed to PGI Chandigarh where doctors tried to revive him but failed. He is survived by his wife Sarabjit Kaur and son Jasjit Singh Bunny who is Chairman of Punjab cooperative Bank.



Captain Kanwaljit Singh was considered a man of principles and an upright politician. He was respected as visionary leader who was guide for the present Akali leadership. He was general secretary in SAD(Longowal) and SAD (Badal). He has widely travelled abroad and changed the face of cooperative movement in Punjab

According to PGIMER officials, he reached PGIMER at 5:50 PM and was critically injured. A team of doctors in PGIMER made all possible efforts to save Captain kanwaljit Singh who along with two others sustained injuries. �Captain Singh, 65 years of age was in Polytrauma condition and he died at around 8:30,� said a doctor.



Other two persons travelling in the car were Parminder, 33 and Ratan Singh, 45. They sustained serious injuries during the accident. Doctors inmformed that both are in polytrauma condition and we are trying to revive them.



Manoranjan Kalia, industry minsiter and Such Singh Langaj agriculture minister condoled the sad demise of Capt Kanwaljit Singh. Bir Devinder Singh former deputy Speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha also expressed grief over the demise of capt Kanwaljit Singh. He described him a a gentleman politician.






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