Congress's ex-servicemen dept chief Major (retd) Ved Prakash, dies in Delhi party office

National Chairman of the Congress' ex-servicemen department Major (retd) Ved Prakash passed away on Saturday in the party office. He was 86. 

Prakash, a regular attendee at the party's press conferences at the All India Congress Committee headquarters, was known for being a staunch Congress loyalist. His son Vipul Prakash said, "My father suddenly collapsed at the Congress headquarters at around one o'clock this afternoon and suffered a head injury. He was taken to the hospital but he had passed away." "My father's heart used to beat for the Congress and he was so attached to the party that even at this age, he used to visit the Congress headquarters every day," Vipul Prakash said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed his grief



over the demise of Major Ved Prakash. Sharing his condolence on Twitter, Gandhi said, "Extremely saddened to hear about the news of the demise of Major Ved Prakash ji, former President of Congress Ex-Servicemen Organisation and an important member of the Congress family. Always devoted to the country, Major Sahab's death is an irreparable loss to the Congress family. I express my deepest condolences to his loved ones." 

"I am deeply pained by the demise of Major Ved Prakash ji, who was associated with the Congress party for decades and played an important role in the organization of ex-servicemen. After serving the nation as a disciplined soldier, he devoted his life to organising ex-servicemen," Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge tweeted.