Uttarakhand minister Chandan Ram Dass died at the state’s Bageshwar district hospital on Wednesday (April 26). The 63-year-old was admitted to the ICU of the district hospital after his health suddenly deteriorated. Dass, a Bageshwar MLA (member of the legislative assembly), was in charge of social welfare and transportation.
Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed his condolences on the sudden death of his cabinet colleague.
“I am stunned to know of the sudden death of my senior colleague in my cabinet, Chandan Ram Dass,” Dhami said. “It’s an irreparable loss to politics and social service,” he said in a tweet in Hindi.
मंत्रिमंडल में मेरे वरिष्ठ सहयोगी श्री चंदन राम दास जी के आकस्मिक निधन के समाचार से स्तब्ध हूं। उनका निधन जनसेवा एवं राजनीति के क्षेत्र में अपूरणीय क्षति है।
ईश्वर पुण्यात्मा को अपने श्रीचरणों में स्थान एवं परिजनों व समर्थकों को यह असीम कष्ट सहन करने की शक्ति प्रदान करें।
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) April 26, 2023
The Uttarakhand government has decided to close all state government offices on Wednesday to mourn the loss of the leader.
The government has also declared a three-day period of mourning.
The state government offices in the district where the funeral will be held will be closed on the day of the funeral, according to the government order.
