Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, May 3: Former MLA Billawar from Congress Party, Thakur Puran Singh and uncle of Ex-MLC, Th. Balbir Singh passed away after prolonged illness today.
He was 78 and is survived by wife, two daughters and a son.
Singh, a resident of Rampur village near Mandli in Billawar, was shifted to Govt Medical College Hospital, Jammu last night in serious condition where he breathed his last at around 2.30 am. His body was then shifted to his home village, family sources said.
The cremation took place at his village Rampur at 1 pm today. Due to lockdown only some close relatives and locals attended his funeral. Th Puran Singh was elected as Congress MLA from Billawar in 1983. He is known for his honesty and simplicity.
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