Bihar BJP MLA Subhash Singh passes away

Nitish Kumar express grief, says last rites with full State honour

Bihar BJP MLA Subash Singh, who passed away on August 16, 2022, represented Gopalganj Assembly seat. Photo: Twitter/@BJP4Bihar

BJP MLA and former Bihar minister Subhash Singh passed away on Tuesday following prolonged illness, party sources said.

Mr. Singh, 59, had been admitted to AIIMS, New Delhi where he breathed his last in the morning.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed grief over the death of Mr. Singh, who represented the Gopalganj Assembly seat, and had served as the Minister for Cooperatives in the NDA government that fell last week.

Mr. Kumar spoke to the deceased MLA’s son over phone and announced that the last rites will be performed with full State honours.

State unit of the BJP also condoled Mr. Singh’s demise with a tributary message on Twitter.

गोपालगंज सदर से भाजपा विधायक व बिहार सरकार के पूर्व सहकारिता मंत्री श्री सुभाष सिंह जी के निधन पर बिहार भाजपा परिवार की ओर से विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि।

ईश्वर से प्रार्थना है कि पुण्यात्मा को अपने श्रीचरणों में स्थान दें एवं उनके परिजनों को दुःख सहने की शक्ति प्रदान करें।

ओम शांति! pic.twitter.com/IhW4MMoKhq

— BJP Bihar (@BJP4Bihar) August 16, 2022