• Union Consumer Affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswan, who recently underwent a heart surgery, died today at a Delhi hospital where he was recuperating. The 74-year-old was undergoing treatment at the hospital, and had to undergo surgery “due to the situation that had suddenly emerged,” his son Chirag Paswan had tweeted on Saturday

Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Consumer Affairs Minister, Dies at 74 Days After Undergoing Heart Surgery.

In the demise of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, the nation has lost a visionary leader. He was among the most active and longest-serving members of parliament. He was the voice of the oppressed and championed the cause of the marginalized: President Ram Nath Kovind.

Leaders Ramdas Athawale, Ravishankar Prasad and Harsh Vardhan reached the hospital where Ram Vilas Paswan breathed his last and met Chirag Paswan and his family. Union Minister Giriraj Singh also spoke to Chirag Paswan.