SAD leader Dyal Singh Kolianwali passes away

SAD leader Dyal Singh Kolianwali, a close aide of former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, passed away at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Monday morning.

The three-time SGPC member was suffering from blood cancer.

He started as a sarpanch of Kolianwali village and was the Muktsar district president of the SAD. He held several key positions, including member of the Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board and chairman of Punjab Agro Foodgrains Corporation.