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Senior Congress leader and former Punjab minister Inderjit Singh Zira died of cancer on Wednesday at a private hospital in Mohali.
He was 63.
He is survived by his wife and two sons. His elder son, Kulbir Singh Zira, is a Congress MLA from Zira assembly constituency of the state.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh condoled his demise in an official statement.
“With the death of Inderjit Singh Zira, a void has been created within the party circles, which is difficult to be filled,” he said.
The CM described him as “a fine human being with the qualities of head and heart beside a gentleman politician”.