Kalyan Singh, a former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, and Rajasthan governor died on Saturday at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow from sepsis and multi-organ failure.
On Friday, medical officials alerted him that his situation was poor and that he was being kept on a life-saving support unit.
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From July 4, the senior BJP leader has been taking treatment at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) in the Uttar Pradesh capital’s intensive care unit. His health worsened on Friday, and he was kept on dialysis.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who paid a visit to Mr. Singh in the hospital previously on Saturday, also extended his condolences, citing his death as an immeasurable loss. His administration has set three days of state mourning and a holiday on August 23, the day Mr. Singh’s body will be cremated.
Kalyan Singh was a central figure in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, and in an interaction with media, he stated that he truly wishes to be reborn in the temple town.
Kalyan Singh as a Chief Minister
In 1991, Kalyan Singh, better known as ‘Babuji,’ became the state’s first chief minister. When the Babri Masjid was dismantled in 1992, he owned the state’s administration.
After a challenging first tenure as chief minister, Kalyan Singh was re-elected in 1997 as part of a power-sharing settlement between the BJP and the BSP. After the BSP dropped its backing from the government, he remained CM since a portion of the Congress-backed the Kalyan Singh government. The Governor sacked Kalyan Singh’s cabinet in 1998 when a Congress section lost its assistance.
Twitter flooded with tributes for Former UP Chief Minister Kalyan Singh
Tributes flooded in for the renowned political leader, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauding the two-time Uttar Pradesh chief minister for his “unmeasurable contribution” to the state’s progress and India’s “cultural revival.”
Kalyan Singh ji had a magical connect with masses. As Chief Minister of UP, he determinedly pursued clean politics and purged governance of criminals and corruption. He dignified the offices he held. His demise leaves a vacuum in public life. My heartfelt condolences.
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 21, 2021
Kalyan Singh Ji gave voice to crores of people belonging to the marginalised sections of society. He made numerous efforts towards the empowerment of farmers, youngsters and women.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 21, 2021
Apart from PM Narendra Modi, President Ramnath Kovind and many other political leaders paid tribute on Twitter.
He was the country’s leader… It’s an individual loss. We battled batons and shots together. It will be difficult to recover for the damage,’ stated Murli Manohar Joshi.
Kalyan Singh Initiated a New Party Rashtriya Kranti Party
During his second tenure as chief minister, he was expelled and resigned from the BJP to initiate a new party, the Rashtriya Kranti Party. He reentered the BJP in 2004 and quit the party again in 2009. He was elected as an individual candidate from Etah in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. He established the launch of the Jan Kranti Party in 2010, and four years after, he rejoined the BJP. In a similar year, he was appointed Governor of Rajasthan, a position he occupied till 2019.
Rajnath Singh, the Defence Minister, rendered his last respects to former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh at his house in Lucknow.
