Ex-Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passes away at 74, PM and Pesident pays tribute

Veteran RJD leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has passed away. He breathed his last at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) where Prasad was admitted for about a week after developing post-COVID complications. He had resigned from the primary membership of the party on Thursday and followed it up with an open letter, a day later, addressed to Prasads arch rival and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, triggering speculations about his future moves.

It was reported on Saturday that Raghuvansh Prasad Singh had fallen critically ill and put on a ventilator. Singh's recent resignation from the RJD founded and headed by Lalu Prasad left political waters in Bihar astir.

"Dear, Raghuvansh babu...what did you do? It was only day before yesterday when I had said that



you won't be going anywhere. But you've gone too far. I am speechless. I am sad. You will be missed," Lalu Yadav wrote on Twitter soon after Raghuvansh Prasad's death. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Raghuvansh Prasad's death has left a void in the political sphere of Bihar as well as the country. "Raghuvansh Prasad Singh is no more among us. His demise has left a void in the political sphere of Bihar as well as the country," Modi said today. 

President Ram Nath Kovind said Singh's death was tragic. "An outstanding leader rooted to ground, Raghuvansh Babu was a true stalwart with phenomenal understanding of rural India. With his spartan and sagely lifestyle, he enriched public life. Condolences to his family & followers," the President wrote on Twitter.