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Former Punjab deputy speaker Bir Devinder Singh dies

Darpan News Desk IANS, 30 Jun, 2023 11:19 AM

Chandigarh, June 30 (IANS) Former Punjab Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker and two-time legislator Bir Devinder Singh died at the PGI Chandigarh on Friday. He was 73.

His close associates said he had been suffering from cancer and was undergoing treatment in the PGI.

He was the deputy speaker between 2003 and 2004.

Condoling Singh's demise, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said he made a valuable contribution to the development of Punjab while serving in various capacities and his demise has left a void that will be tough to fill.

ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਸੂਝਵਾਨ ਆਗੂ…ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਦੇ ਡਿਪਟੀ ਸਪੀਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਸ.ਬੀਰ ਦਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਅਕਾਲ ਚਲਾਣੇ ਬਾਰੇ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਦੁੱਖ ਹੋਇਆ…ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਅੱਗੇ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਛੜੀ ਰੂਹ ਨੂੰ ਚਰਨਾਂ ‘ਚ ਥਾਂ ਦੇਣ ਤੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਭਾਣਾ ਮੰਨਣ ਦਾ ਬਲ਼ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ਣ…
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ pic.twitter.com/6ugwCMxKTc
— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) June 30, 2023

Legislative Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said with the passing away of Bir Devinder Singh, "we have lost a unique personality, a good politician, eminent orator and an avid writer".

ਪ੍ਰੋੜ ਸਿਆਸਤਦਾਨ, ਉੱਘੇ ਵਕਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਲੇਖਕ, ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਦੇ ਡਿਪਟੀ ਸਪੀਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਸਰਦਾਰ ਬੀਰ ਦਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੇ ਵਿਛੋੜੇ ਨਾਲ ਅਸੀਂ ਇੱਕ ਅਜੀਮ ਸ਼ਖਸੀਅਤ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਂਝੇ ਹੋ ਗਏ ਹਾਂ, ਗੁਰੂ ਮਹਾਰਾਜ ਭਾਈ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਚਰਨਾਂ ਚ ਨਿਵਾਸ ਬਖਸ਼ਣ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਭਾਣਾ ਮੰਨਣ ਦਾ ਬਲ ਬਖਸ਼ਣ। pic.twitter.com/Iewzfp51IW
— Kultar Singh Sandhwan (@Sandhwan) June 30, 2023

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