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

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.

Dyal Singh KolianwaliHis political career began when he became close to late SAD leader Jasvir Singh Kakhanwali of Lambi area. After Kakhanwali’s death, Dyal Singh became close to the Badals.

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.