We promise to deliver quality journalism that stays away from vested interest and political propaganda. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the MPs residence and paid homage. The Dalit Sena was later headed by his brother Ram Chandra Paswan, who passed away a couple of years before. His social service efforts were noteworthy. Waqyanawis | Coronavirus, the magic bullet against Hindu-Muslim discord in UP? Thereafter, he was the Union communications minister from October 1999 to September 2001 when he was shifted to the coal ministry, a portfolio he held till April 2002. This was also the year when Paswan first became the Union railway minister. The 74-year-old Dalit leader was already in hospital when his son Chirag decided to leave the NDA ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls. Though he … (To download our E-paper please click here. Paswan was re-elected to Lok Sabha in 1980 and 1984 from Hajipur constituency. Ram Vilas Paswan (5 July 1946 – 8 October 2020) was an Indian politician from Bihar and the Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the Modi ministry.Paswan was also the president of the Lok Janshakti Party, nine-time Lok Sabha member and Rajya Sabha MP. We also reiterate here the promise that our team of reporters, copy editors, fact-checkers, designers, and photographers will deliver quality journalism that stays away from vested interest and political propaganda. I pray to God to grant his soul a place in his feet,” he tweeted. Ram Chandra Paswan passed away at RML Hospital here on Sunday. Paswan was re-elected to the 9th … He was personally close to the prominent anti-Emergency leaders like Raj Narain, Karpoori Thakur and Satyendra Narayan Sinha. Ram Vilas Paswan, who was Union minister for food and consumer affairs in Narendra Modi’s Cabinet, was considered to be one of the smartest politicians who, along with Sharad Yadav and Lalu Prasad, emerged as the young socialist brigade of Bihar out of Jayaprakash Nayaran’s movement. He remained committed to serving those at the grassroots and contributed much to the well being of the people of Bihar. In 2000, Paswan broke from the Janata Dal, to form the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP).   | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar. The demise of Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan came as a shock to leaders across the political circle. In 1975, when emergency was announced, Paswan was arrested and spent the entire period in jail. You can support quality journalism by turning off ad blocker or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to The Hindu. Mumbai malls to reopen but the vibe will be odd, For Vangani's visually impaired people, lockdown spells doom. LJP MP Chirag Paswan, son of Ram Vilas Paswan, tweeted, "With great sadness, I inform you that my uncle Ram Chandra Paswan is no longer with us. Many times reporters would sit late in his drawing room with Paswan sharing political anecdotes from his over four-decade long career. For, had the socialist leader vetted his son’s decision, we would have known which side the wind is blowing in Bihar Assembly polls. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 2004 and then again for the third time in 2014. In Delhi, his official residence, 12 Janpath, which he retained most of his life, was an open House for party workers and journalists. An old school politician, Paswan maintained a personal relationship with the media. Ram Vilas Paswan, Union minister and founder of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), died on Thursday at a Delhi hospital where he was recuperating from heart surgery. He was instrumental in the implementation of the Mandal Commission report in the 1990s. To enable wide dissemination of news that is in public interest, we have increased the number of articles that can be read free, and extended free trial periods. The Dalit Sena was later headed by his brother Ram Chandra Paswan. Mr. Modi said Ram Chandra Paswan worked tirelessly for the poor and downtrodden and spoke about rights of farmers and the youth. Paswan spent the entire period of Emergency, beginning 1975, in jail. Ram Chandra Paswan, the younger brother of Union minister and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan, passed away at 1.24 p.m. at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital here. He will be cremated in the Bihar capital on Monday evening. He was 57. In 1996, he even led the ruling alliance or Proposition in the Lok Sabha as the Prime Minister was a member of the Rajya Sabha. Pained by his demise. We will never find out whether junior Paswan’s decision had the approval of his father who was often referred to as a “Mausam Vigyanik” because he could foresee winds of change and often managed to stay with the winning side. It was in 1983, he founded and floated Dalit Sena, an organisation for Dalit emancipation and welfare. What can also, perhaps, make it to the world record is the fact that he has been a Union minister in almost all the governments since then. Your support for our journalism is invaluable. “I am sad to learn about the untimely demise of Lok Janshakti Party’s Lok Sabha MP Ram Chandra Paswan ji. He continued to hold that post till 1998. “Anguished to learn about the passing of Shri Ram Chandra Paswan ji, MP from Samastipur, Bihar. Permit sharing of the Janata Dal, to form the Lok Sabha speaker too offered condolences to long-time. The Scheduled castes and raise voice for their rights of Bihar ; first Wife – Rajkumari Devi ( 1960... 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