Former UP minister Laxman Singh passes away

Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) Dec 9 (IANS) Former Uttar Pradesh Minister Laxman Singh died at his home in Muzaffarnagar district after a prolonged illness on Wednesday.He was 86. Singh, who is survived by his three sons, was a lawyer.Singh was elected MLA from the Khatauli Assembly constituency on a Bharatiya Kranti Dal ticket in 1974.He was elected again from the same seat in 1977 as a Janata Party candidate and appointed minister in the Ram Naresh Yadav-led government in Uttar Pradesh.–IANSamita/dpb