Lucknow: Deoria BJP MLA came to attend House session, dies

LUCKNOW/GORAKHPUR: BJP MLA from Deoria Sadar Janmejai Singh died after suffering a massive heart attack late Thursday night. He was 75.
Singh had come to Lucknow to attend the monsoon session of the assembly. On the first day of the session, he attended proceedings through video conferencing, but evening he took ill and was rushed to Civil Hospital, where he underwent a Covid test.He tested negative, but when his condition deteriorated, he was shifted to the cardiology unit of Ram Manohar Lohia hospital, where he died during treatment. Four months ago, he had suffered a minor cardiac attack.
On Friday, his body was taken to his native village in Devgaon, Deoria, and his last rites were performed at Muktidham at Badhalganj area of Gorakhpur.
Nathu Singh, eldest son of Janmejai Singh, said his father developed health complications and died during pacemaker implant.
Deoria district magistrate Amit Kishore, SP Sripati Mishra, MP Ramapati Ram Tripathi, BJP’s district unit president Antaryami Singh and former MLA Ravidra Pratap Mall reached Singh’s village to pay homage.
‘A true well-wisher of people’, CM condoles Singh’s death
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath condoled the death of BJP MLA Janmejai Singh and termed him a devoted public figure, who worked for the development of his constituency. “He would work for the poor and weaker sections of society. In his death, the party lost a dedicated worker and the people a true well-wisher,” the CM said in a statement. State BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh also condoled Singh’s death, saying the party has lost a popular leader. Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav expressed grief and prayed for peace to departed soul and strength to his family to bear the pain and loss.
In a first, House to meet on Saturday
In an unprecedented move, the state assembly will meet on Saturday after the second day of monsoon session was adjourned after condoling the death of Deoria MLA Janemjai Singh, who passed away late Thursday.Addressing the house on Friday, CM Yogi Adityanath said Singh’s death was an irreparable loss to BJP. Leader of Opposition Shailendra Singh Lalai said Singh epitomised humility. BSP legislative party leader Lalji Verma, Congress MLA Aradhana Mishra, SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar and Apna Dal MLA Neel Ratan Patel also paid tributes.