Hathras: Former minister and BJP leader Ramveer Upadhyay died late at night on Friday in Agra after battling cancer. He was 64. Upadhyay, who was battling cancer for a long time, was taken to Rainbow Hospital in Agra after his condition deteriorated late in the night from his residence in Agra. The doctors at the hospital declared him brought dead.
The body was scheduled to reach Hathras from Agra at 12 noon today for the last glimpse of family and friends before cremation at his ancestral village Bamauli village of Chandpa police station area at 4 pm. Upadhyay was a cabinet minister in Mayawati's government. Later, he joined BJP. He was an MLA from various assembly seats of Hathras for about 25 years and was counted among the tall leaders.
His wife Seema Upadhyay is the president of the district panchayat Hathras. He is also survived by a son and two daughters. Ramveer Upadhyay's brother Rameshwar is the block chief. Another brother of his, Mukul Upadhyay, is a former MLA. CM Yogi Adityanath and other political leaders besides civil society and traders paid tribute to Ramveer Upadhyay by expressing deep condolences on his death.