Overview
- He fell ill around 2:15 pm during a development review at the Circuit House chaired by Animal Husbandry Minister Dharampal Singh.
- Aides took him to a private hospital where he was declared dead around 3 pm after prolonged resuscitation efforts.
- Hospital doctor and BJP leader Vimal Bhardwaj said he had suffered a heart attack before arrival with no detectable pulse or blood pressure.
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief on X and offered condolences to the family.
- He was 60, a two-time MLA from Faridpur, and a history PhD who previously taught at Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University.