Capt. Kanwaljit Singh, Senior Akali Leader and Cooperation Minister, Punjab passed away in a road accident last evening near village Khanpur on Kharar-Ropar highway. He was 66. The sudden demise of Capt Kanwaljit Singh created shock waves in whole of the Punjab.

The car in which Capt Kanwaljit Singh was travelling was hit by two trucks one from front and the other from rear side and the car was sand witched. He was rushed to PGI Chandigarh where doctors failed to revive him from PolyTrauma Condition and declared him dead late in the evening at 8.30 PM.

Parminder, 33 and Ratan Singh, 45 were the other two persons traveling with him. They both sustained serious injuries during the accident. PGI Doctors said that both are in polytrauma condition and we are trying to revive them.

Capt Kanwaljit Singh was elected MLA for the third term from Banur assembly constituency. He served as home minister and Finance Minister in previous two SAD governments.

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, formwer Chief Minsiter Capt Amarinder Singh and several ministers have expressed shock over sudden demise of Capt Kanwaljit Singh. Capt Kanwaljit Singh is survived by his wife and son Jasjit Singh Bunny, Chairman, Punjab Cooperative Bank.

Capt Kanwaljit singh was born on September 1,1942, he took active part in Dharam Yudh Morcha during emergency declared by late PM Indira Gandhi. He went to jail several times during agitation on Punjab’s demands. Captain Kanwaljit Singh was considered a man of principles and an upright politician. He was respected as visionary leader who was guide for the present Akali leadership. He was general secretary in SAD(Longowal) and SAD (Badal). He has widely travelled abroad and changed the face of cooperative movement in Punjab.

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