Senior Congress leader and former MlA Sher Singh Gagowal passed away on Sunday in Chandigarh.
The 76-year-old represented Mansa in 1992 (Congress), 2002 (independent) and 2007 (Congress). According to his close associates, Gagowal has not keeping well for the last couple of months.
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh condoled his demise saying, “Gagowal was one of the senior most leaders and had contributed immensely towards the strengthening of the party”.
“His death has created a vacuum in the party which will be difficult to fill,” said the PPCC president adding that the Congress was with Gagowal’s family in this hour of their grief.