Former MP Sukhdev Singh Libra passes away at 87

Fatehgarh Sahib: Former MP Sukhdev Singh Libra passed away on Friday morning after a prolonged illness, family members said.

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He was 87.

Presently, he was living at village Libra near Khanna in Ludhiana district.

Libra was close to late former SGPC president Gurcharan Singh Tohra.

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He was the member of the 14th and 15th Lok Sabhas. He was also a Punjab MLA in 1985. He was a member of Rajya Sabha from 1998-2004.

Libra had represented Fatehgarh Sahib and Ropar parliamentary constituencies. Earlier, he had contested elections on Congress ticket but later, he rejoined the Shiromani Akali Dal.

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He had also served as a member of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).