Philanthropist Aggarwal dead

iganganagar, September 21

Bajrang Dass Aggarwal (65), popularly known as “Guar Gum King”, died in the wee hours today. He was admitted to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram a few days back.

He was cremated in Sriganganagar later in the day. His family had moved from Hisar to Sriganganagar in the 1980s to start their business of pulses and processing units.

The prices of guar produce and guar gum skyrocketed in 2010. His business spread in Asia and Europe. He entered politics in 2012 and founded the Zamindara Party.

In the 2013 Assembly elections, the party fielded candidates from 20 constituencies. His daughter Kamini Jindal was elected from Sriganganagar and Sona Devi Bawri from Raisinghnagar.

Aggarwal had established a government medical college in Sriganganagar, for which he donated Rs 100 crore and pledged an equal amount for the equipment. Through a charitable trust in the memory of his father Megh Raj Jindal, he carried out various welfare activities and sponsored gifts to war widows. — OC