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Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Jathedar Tota Singh passes away

Shiromani Akali Dal Core Committee member and senior vice-president and former Minister Jathedar Tota Singh passed away on Saturday at a hospital in Punjab.

Jathedar Tota Singh has passed away
Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Jathedar Tota Singh passed away
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Published : May 21, 2022, 1:24 PM IST

Updated : May 21, 2022, 5:17 PM IST

Bathinda (Punjab): Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab minister Tota Singh (81) passed away at Fortis Hospital in Mohali on Saturday after a prolonged illness. Jathedar Tota Singh was undergoing treatment at Fortis Hospital in Mohali for a long time and was recently visited by Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal to enquire about his health. Singh had served as the Agriculture and Education Minister in the Akali government. He was the senior vice-president and a member of the Core Committee of the SAD. He was also a member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.

Singh was elected as a legislator for the first time from the Moga Assembly seat in 1997. He was inducted into the Cabinet as the Education Minister in the Parkash Singh Badal-led government. He was re-elected from Moga in the 2002 Assembly elections, but he lost in 2007. Singh was elected from the Dharamkot Assembly seat in 2012 and became the Agriculture Minister. Singh, however, lost the Assembly elections in 2017 and 2022. Tota Singh was born on March 2, 1941, at Didar Singh Wala village in the Moga district. Tota Singh had completed his schooling at his village for further studies he had enrolled at DM College in Moga.

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SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal expressed grief over Singh's death and tweeted, "Deeply saddened to learn about the demise of senior Akali leader Jathedar Tota Singh Ji. Jathedar Sahab was a father figure to me & a source of inspiration for all of us. His invaluable advice & wise counsel will always be missed. I stand with the Brar family in this hour of grief." Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring also condoled the death of Tota Singh. "My heartfelt condolences over the sad demise of veteran Akali leader, Jathedar Tota Singh Ji," Warring said in a tweet.

Bathinda (Punjab): Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab minister Tota Singh (81) passed away at Fortis Hospital in Mohali on Saturday after a prolonged illness. Jathedar Tota Singh was undergoing treatment at Fortis Hospital in Mohali for a long time and was recently visited by Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal to enquire about his health. Singh had served as the Agriculture and Education Minister in the Akali government. He was the senior vice-president and a member of the Core Committee of the SAD. He was also a member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.

Singh was elected as a legislator for the first time from the Moga Assembly seat in 1997. He was inducted into the Cabinet as the Education Minister in the Parkash Singh Badal-led government. He was re-elected from Moga in the 2002 Assembly elections, but he lost in 2007. Singh was elected from the Dharamkot Assembly seat in 2012 and became the Agriculture Minister. Singh, however, lost the Assembly elections in 2017 and 2022. Tota Singh was born on March 2, 1941, at Didar Singh Wala village in the Moga district. Tota Singh had completed his schooling at his village for further studies he had enrolled at DM College in Moga.

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SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal expressed grief over Singh's death and tweeted, "Deeply saddened to learn about the demise of senior Akali leader Jathedar Tota Singh Ji. Jathedar Sahab was a father figure to me & a source of inspiration for all of us. His invaluable advice & wise counsel will always be missed. I stand with the Brar family in this hour of grief." Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring also condoled the death of Tota Singh. "My heartfelt condolences over the sad demise of veteran Akali leader, Jathedar Tota Singh Ji," Warring said in a tweet.

Last Updated : May 21, 2022, 5:17 PM IST
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