Former Union Minister Buta Singh died early Saturday morning at the AIIMS in Delhi. He was 86 years of age. He had been in a coma since October last year, when he had a brain haemorrhage.
His death was announced on Facebook by his son Arvinder Singh Lovely Sidhu. “My father, Buta Singh, passed away today morning. May Waheguru bless his soul,” said the post in Hindi.
PM Modi condoled the senior leader’s death. https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1345235144614047744?s=20
Tributes poured in from President Ram Nath Kovind, Congress’ Rahul Gandhi, Ashok Gehlot, Amarinder Singh and Kuldeep Bishnoi, besides many others including, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
“The country has lost a true public servant and a loyal leader with the death of Sardar Buta Singh Ji. He devoted his entire life to service of the country and people’s well-being. For this, he will always be remembered. My condolences to his family members during this difficult time,” Mr Gandhi tweeted in Hindi.