SEREMBAN: Former Jelebu MP and Klawang assemblyman, Datuk Yunus Rahmat died at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan, Pahang, at around noon on Firday (Feb 10). He was 68.
Jamshedpur: Former Lok Sabha MP and senior BJP leader Laxman Gilua died of Covid-19 at Tata Motors Hospital in the early hours of Thursday, about a week after he was admitted to the hospital. Gilua (56) had resigned from the post of the party s state president last year, taking moral responsibility for the defeat in the assembly polls.
A two term Lok Sabha member and two time MLA, Gilua was the face of the saffron party in Singhbhum. His death has created a void in the party. He was a devoted public representative popular among the ranks and was, former state BJP president Dineshanand Goswami said. State BJP spokesperson Kunal Sarangi said Gilua s death has brought irreparable damage to the party.