Chaudhary Ajit Singh, Former Union Minister passed away due to Covid-19

Chaudhary Ajit Singh, Former Union Minister dies

Former Union Minister, and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Chief, Chaudhary Ajit Singh passed away on Thursday due to Covid-19. He was the son of the late  Chaudhary Charan Singh, Former Prime Minister of India. According to the ANI, Chaudhary Ajit Singh passed away on Thursday at the age of 82. He tested Positive for Covid-19  and said that the development was confirmed by Jayant Chaudhary, his son.

Ajit Singh played a key role in Government formation by bringing in alliances between the political party. He was the  Union Minister of industry in Former Prime Minister VP Singh's cabinet from December 1989 to November 1990. He later served as Union Minister of food in the PV Narasimha Rao Cabinet and again as the Union Minister of agriculture from 2001- 2003 in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government. When his Party joined the ruling United Progressive Alliance(UPA) in 2011, Chaudhari Ajit Singh came on board to serve as the Union Minister of Civil Aviation from the Chamber 2011 to May 2014.He also served as a member of the Central Committee on chemicals and fertilizers.