BJP’s Moradabad candidate Kunwar Sarvesh passed away at Delhi’s AIIMS. (Image: X)
UP CM Yogi Adityanath expressed shock over the demise of the BJP’s Moradabad candidate and called it to be an “irreparable loss” for the party
Day after voting for the Lok Sabha elections’ first phase in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad took place, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate for the constituency, Kunwar Sarvesh, passed away due to a heart attack in Delhi.
BJP’s Moradabad MLA Ritesh Gupta confirmed Sarvesh’s passing at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed shock over the demise of the BJP’s Moradabad candidate and called it to be an “irreparable loss” for the party.
मुरादाबाद लोकसभा क्षेत्र से भाजपा प्रत्याशी एवं पूर्व सांसद कुंवर सर्वेश सिंह जी के निधन से स्तब्ध हूं। ये भाजपा परिवार के लिए अपूरणीय क्षति है।मेरी संवेदनाएं शोक संतप्त परिजनों के साथ हैं।
प्रभु श्री राम से प्रार्थना है कि दिवंगत आत्मा को अपने श्री चरणों में स्थान तथा…
— Yogi Adityanath (मोदी का परिवार) (@myogiadityanath) April 20, 2024
“I am shocked by the demise of BJP candidate from Moradabad Lok Sabha constituency and former MP Kunwar Sarvesh Singh ji. This is an irreparable loss for the BJP family. My condolences are with the bereaved family,” CM Yogi said in a post on X.
The Uttar Pradesh CM further said, “I pray to Lord Shri Ram to give a place to the departed soul in his feet and provide strength to the bereaved family and their supporters to bear this loss. Om Shanti!”
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh condoled Sarvesh’s demise and said that he was “grassroots leader”, who also “worked hard to strengthen” the BJP.
उत्तर प्रदेश के पूर्व सांसद, कुंवर सर्वेश सिंह जी के निधन से मुझे गहरा दुःख हुआ है। वे ज़मीन से जुड़े नेता थे और जनता के बीच वे काफ़ी लोकप्रिय थे। उन्होंने पार्टी को मज़बूत बनाने के लिए भी काफ़ी परिश्रम किया। जनता से जुड़े मुद्दों के लिए वे संघर्ष करने में विश्वास रखते थे। ईश्वर…— Rajnath Singh (मोदी का परिवार) (@rajnathsingh) April 20, 2024
“I am deeply saddened by the demise of former MP of Uttar Pradesh, Kunwar Sarvesh Singh ji. He was a grassroots leader and was very popular among the people. He also worked hard to strengthen the party. He believed in fighting for issues related to the people. May God give patience and strength to the bereaved family in this hour of grief. Om Shanti!” the Defence Minister said in his post on X.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav also expressed grief over the passing of Sarvesh.
समाजवादी पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष एवं पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री श्री अखिलेश यादव ने मुरादाबाद लोकसभा से भारतीय जनता पार्टी के प्रत्याशी श्री सर्वेश सिंह जी के निधन पर दुःख व्यक्त किया है।श्री अखिलेश यादव जी ने शोक संतप्त परिवार के प्रति संवेदना व्यक्त की है तथा दिवंगत आत्मा की… pic.twitter.com/Nd6yvj9NqZ
— Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) April 20, 2024
“National President of Samajwadi Party and former Chief Minister Shri Akhilesh Yadav has expressed grief over the demise of Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Shri Sarvesh Singh from Moradabad Lok Sabha,” the party said in a post on X.
“Shri Akhilesh Yadav ji has expressed condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the peace of the departed soul,” it added.
Polling for the first of the seven phases of the Lok Sabha elections, involving 102 constituencies. The results for the polls are to be declared on June 4.
Who Was Kunwar Sarvesh?
Sarvesh, who passed away at the age of 72, was among the 12 candidates in the fray for the elections from Moradabad parliamentary constituency.
He served as Lok Sabha MP from the constituency from 2014-2019. However, he lost the previous general elections (2019) to Samajwadi Party’s ST Hasan, who was fielded jointly by SP, BSP and RLD.
Sarvesh was a five-time BJP MLA from Thakurdwara assembly constituency in Moradabad from 1991-2007 and 2012-2014. He is survived by his wife, a son and daughter.
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