Shiromani Akali Dal’s (SAD) veteran leader Ranjit Singh Brahmpura, once popularly known as ‘Majhe da Jarnail’ in political circles, passed away at PGI Chandigarh on Tuesday at the age of 85 due to multiple health issues.
Punjab’s former Minister and former parliamentarian, Brahmpura’s last rites will be performed at his native village, Brahmpura, in the Tarn Taran district on Wednesday.
As per the PGIMER’s statement, Brahmpura was admitted to the liver ICU of the Institute on December 6 with a urinary tract infection (UTI), lower respiratory tract infection, acute-on-chronic liver failure, and acute-on-chronic kidney disease. He was also suffering from hepatocellular carcinoma — the most common type of primary liver cancer, diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and stroke.
Brahmpura breathed his last with circulatory and respiratory failure and sepsis.
Only recently, he was recently appointed as patron of the Shiromani Akali Dal, when the party president Sukhbir Singh Badal announced the reconstitution of the party’s core committee.
Brahmpura, a four-time MLA, also represented the Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha constituency from 2014 to 2019. He was often called ‘Majhe Da Jarnail’ (General of Majha), a title later given to the former Minister and Majitha MLA Bikram Majithia.
