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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed deep grief over the demise of former Member of Parliament Prabhat Jha, 67.
The Prime Minister recalled his organizational acumen and also remembered his contribution in the field of journalism.
Former Rajya Sabha member and senior BJP leader Prabhat Jha passed away on Friday in a hospital in Gurugram after a prolonged illness, party leaders said. He is survived by his wife and two sons, they said.
Bihar-born Jha started his career as a journalist from Gwalior. He later joined the BJP and rose to become the party’s Madhya Pradesh president in 2010. He was elected as a Rajya Sabha member from Madhya Pradesh in 2008 and remained in the Upper House of Parliament till 2020, serving two terms.
Jha was the BJP’s national vice president in 2015.
He also edited the BJP’s mouthpiece Kamal Sandesh for several years since 2006 and his frank editorials, which were not always partisan, at times made national news.
