Tarn Taran MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal dies of cancer

Tarn Taran MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal passed away at a hospital in Amritsar on Friday after battling cancer.

He was 66 years old.

He is survived by his wife, Navjot Kaur Hundal, a son and a daughter, both of whom are in the medical field.

He defeated Harmit Singh Sandhu of the SAD and Dr Dharamveer Agnihotri of the Congress.

He entered active politics after the 2017 election when he, too, tried for the AAP candidate from Tarn Taran, but was denied.

He remained active in the organisational activities of the PCMS Association during his more than 30 years of service as a medical officer in the Health Department, as he had also served as a doctor officer. He was the founder state President of the PCMS Specialists Doctors Association for more than 10 years. On the intervening night of Thursday-Friday, he was admitted to Escorts Hospital, Amritsar, with cancer-related problems, where he breathed his last at about 12:30 om today.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed  grief over MLA's death. He said Kashmir Singh Sohal was a hardworking leader of AAP.

"Very sad to hear, Dr Saheb was a hardworking and struggling leader of the party. Heartfelt sympathies to his family in this sad time. May God grant peace to the departed soul and give patience and courage to the family and loved ones in this difficult time," wrote Mann on X.