Shimla, Nov 3: Senior Congress leader and four-time Rampur MLA Nand Lal died during early morning hours on Tuesday at Chamiyana Hospital in Shimla. He was 72 years old.
Nand Lal served as an SPG and ITBP commando before retiring from central service to join active politics in 2007. He secured four consecutive victories from Rampur in 2007, 2012, 2017, and 2022, and was serving as the Chairman of the Seventh State Finance Commission.
Party leaders, public officials, and ITBP representatives gathered at Rajiv Bhawan in Shimla to offer tributes before his mortal remains were transported to Rampur Bushahr. Local authorities confirmed that the International Lavi Fair activities scheduled for November 3 and 4 stand postponed as a mark of respect.
The cremation is scheduled to take place at his ancestral village of Devthi on Wednesday.
