Leaders condole death of BJP lawmaker

Top BJP leaders paid tributes to party's lawmaker from Himachal Pradesh Ram Swaroop Sharma who reportedly committed suicide at his home in Delhi.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condoled the demise of Lok Sabha MP from Mandi, Ram Swaroop Sharma and said the BJP leader had worked tirelessly for the betterment of society.

"Shri Ram Swaroop Sharma was a dedicated leader, who was always committed to solving people's problems. He worked tirelessly for the betterment of society. Pained by his untimely and unfortunate demise. My thoughts are with his family and supporters in this sad hour. Om Shanti," PM Modi tweeted.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah also expressed his condolence over the demise of the BJP MP.

"I am deeply distressed by the sudden demise of Shri Ram Swaroop Sharma, BJP MP from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. In this hour of grief, I express my condolences to his family and pray to God for the peace of the departed soul. Om shanti shanti shanti," Shah tweeted in Hindi.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP died allegedly by suicide in Delhi. The BJP cancelled its Parliamentary party meeting in the wake of the incident.

The part's president JP Nadda said, "The mind is deeply distressed by the news of the sudden demise of Shri Ram Swaroop Sharma. I express my deepest condolences to the bereaved family and pray to God to place the departed soul at God's feet. Om Shanti."

The police recovered his body from his residence at Gomti Apartments and have started an investigation into the case.

Born at Jalpehar village in the Mandi district on June 10, 1958, Sharma was a two-time MP. He was elected to the 16th and 17th Lok Sabha from Mandi parliamentary constituency in 2014 and 2019 respectively. Sharma was currently a member of the Standing Committee on External Affairs and the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of External Affairs.

(ANI)