Former Union Minister Bhuta Singh is no more

Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Buta Singh passed away on Saturday at the age of 86. Singh was ailing over the last few days and was in Delhi for treatment.

The leader’s son, Arvinder Singh Lovely Sidhu took to Facebook to inform about his father’s passing. “My father, Buta Singh passed away today morning. May Waheguru bless his soul,” his post read (roughly translated from Hindi).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief and extended his condolences to the senior leader’s family and described him as an “experienced administrator”.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot expressed grief at the demise of the Congress leader and extended condolences to his family. “Sad to learn about the demise of a former union minister, senior Congress leader and former MP from Rajasthan, Shri Buta Singh ji.

My heartfelt condolences to his family members in this difficult time, may God give them strength to bear this loss. May his soul rest in peace,” Gehlot wrote on Twitter. A four-time MP from Jalore-Sirohi Lok Sabha constituency, Buta Singh served as Home Minister of India in the Rajiv Gandhi government from 1986 to 1989, and National President of Scheduled Caste Commission.