Former Transport Minister Hardipinder Singh Badal dies at 79

Muktsar, April 4 Former Transport Minister Hardipinder Singh Badal on Monday passed away at a private hospital in Mohali. Hardipinder, 79, was suffering from cardiac problem. He is survived by a daughter. Hardipinder twice served as MLA. He was elected...

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Updated At : 11:39 PM Apr 04, 2022 IST

Muktsar, April 4

Former Transport Minister Hardipinder Singh Badal on Monday passed away at a private hospital in Mohali. Hardipinder, 79, was suffering from cardiac problem.

He is survived by a daughter.

Hardipinder twice served as MLA. He was elected from Lambi in 1980 and 1985 as a SAD nominee. Later, he joined the Congress. Hardipinder was a cousin of former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.

“Hardipinder’s cremation would be held at Badal village on Tuesday,” said Major Bhupinder Singh Dhillon, a cousin of the deceased.