Veteran BJP MLA Amrit Lal Meena Passes Away at 65
Amrit Lal Meena, a BJP MLA from Salumbar, Rajasthan, passed away due to cardiac arrest at 65. He was taken to MB Government Hospital after chest pain complaints but could not be saved. Tributes were paid by several leaders, and the cremation was held in his ancestral village Lalpuria.
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Amrit Lal Meena, the BJP MLA from Salumbar in Rajasthan's Udaipur division, passed away from a cardiac arrest at the age of 65.
After experiencing chest pain on Wednesday, he was rushed to MB Government Hospital in Udaipur but died later that night, according to party sources.
Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, along with cabinet colleagues Hemant Meena, Babulal Kharadi, and Gautam Dak, paid floral tributes to Meena in Salumbar.
His cremation took place in his ancestral village Lalpuria of Semari tehsil in Salumbar.
'The death of Amrit Lal Meena is an irreparable loss for the BJP family,' said CM Sharma.
Meena, who was first elected to the Rajasthan Assembly in 2013, was a three-time MLA.
Several leaders, including Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani, BJP state president Madan Rathore, former state president Satish Poonia, and former chief ministers Ashok Gehlot and Vasundhara Raje, also expressed their condolences.
(With inputs from agencies.)