Paswan's death a great loss to country: former PM Deve Gowda

 Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda on Thursday expressed grief over demise of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, who had served as Railway Minister in his cabinet, and said it was a great loss to country.Paswan (74), who was Lok Janshakti Party patron, had undergone a heart surgery at a hospital here a few days ago, died on Thursday.

Paswan was Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.Karnataka BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel also expressed grief over passing away of Paswan.

He had been in active politics for more than five decades and was a senior Dalit leader, he said.

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