Dehradun (Uttarakhand): Uttarakhand BJP MLA Surendra Singh Jeena passed away at Sir Gangaram Hospital in Delhi on Thursday morning.
Surendra Singh was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 after he had tested positive.
He was an MLA from Salt constituency in Almora district.
His wife had passed away a few days back following a heart attack.
Meanwhile, BJP President Banshidhar Bhagat has condoled the demise of Surendra Jeena. Bhagat in his message has said that Jeena was a very young, energetic and capable worker and MLA. He also said that Jeena was always active in the organisation and was very popular among the people.
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Bhagat also prayed for the peace to the departed soul and said that the party is with the family in this hour of grief.
Earlier, a BJP leader died of heart attack as Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya was addressing a gathering for Ghatampur by-polls.
The deceased, identified as Arvind Sachan, suffered a heart attack while Keshav was addressing the people.
He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead
