Veteran BJP leader Bharat Singh Rawat passes away

Veteran BJP leader Bharat Singh Rawat passes away DEHRADUN: BJP veteran and former MLA Bharat Singh Rawat passed away in Kotdwar today following prolonged(लंबा)  ailment(रोग) , his son and BJP MLA from Lansdowne Dilip Singh said. Rawat represented the Lansdowne constituency(चुनाव क्षेत्र)  for five consecutive(लगातार)  terms in Uttar Pradesh Assembly in undivided UP between 1974 and 1996. He is survived (बच जाना) by four sons and a daughter.Describing his death as a great loss for the party, state BJP president Ajay Bhatt said he enjoyed a direct contact with people. State Congress president Kishore Upadhyay said his death was a loss not just for the BJP, but for the entire state.