Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi dies at 72
Deccan ChronicleSenior BJP leader and Bihar former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, who was suffering from cancer, died on Monday night in a New Delhi hospital.Modi, 72, had served as the deputy chief minister of Bihar from 2005 to 2013, and again between 2017 and 2020.President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several senior leaders condoled the death of the BJP leader. "The BJP family is deeply saddened by the news of the demise of former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and former Rajya Sabha MP Shri Sushil Kumar Modi," the state unit of the party said in a post on X.This is an irreparable loss for Bihar and the entire BJP family, it said.He breathed his last at around 9.45 pm at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, sources in the hospital said.According to party sources, he will be cremated on Tuesday in Patna.Last month, the BJP leader took to X to announce that he was battling cancer for the last six months and will not be able to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections. He worked for the development of Bihar throughout his life," he said.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Sushil Modi's long public life was dedicated to the service of the people and the welfare of the poor.Bihar BJP President and state Deputy Chief Minister, Samrat Chaudhry said, "Heartfelt tribute to former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and former Rajya Sabha MP Shri Sushil Kumar Modi ji on his demise. "Condoling his death, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said in a post on X, "Sorry to hear about the sad demise of Shri Sushil Kumar Modi, former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar.