VETERAN BJP LEADER CHAMAN LAL GUPTA DIES

Veteran BJP leader and former union minister Chaman Lal Gupta died after a prolonged illness at his Gandhi Nagar residence here on Tuesday, days after undergoing successful treatment for Covid-19 at a hospital, his family said.

Gupta (87) is survived by his two sons and a daughter. “He had tested positive for Covid-19 on May 5 and returned from hospital on Sunday. His condition suddenly deteriorated in the wee hours and he breathed his last around 5.10 am,” his elder son Anil Gupta told PTI. The BJP leader was not in good health for the last couple of years as he was suffering from various ailments.