Jaipur: BJP leader and vice chairman of
Rajasthan's programme implementation committee Digambar Singh
died here today after battling cancer.
The 66-year-old Singh was being treated for cancer at a
private hospital here, hospital authorities said.
Singh, a former state health minister, was a two-time MLA
from Deeg-Kumher Assembly constituency in Bharatpur.
He was appointed as the vice chairman of the 20-point
programme in June 2015 and was given the status of a cabinet
rank minister.
The government's 20-point programme, which is under the
planning department, is aimed at eradicating poverty and
bringing improvement in the life of the common man.
He was born in Barkheda Faujdar village in Bhartpur and
was a practising doctor before joining politics in 1993.
Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, Home Minister Gulabchand
Kataria, BJP state president Ashok Parnami and other leaders
rushed to the hospital after hearing the news of his death.
The cremation will take place later today in Bharatpur.
