<p>Veteran Akali leader and former Punjab minister Ranjit Singh Brahmpura passed away here on Tuesday. He was 85.</p>.<p>Brahmpura, who was also a former MP, breathed his last at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research here due to illness, said SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema.</p>.<p>Cheema said Brahmpura's cremation will take place at his native village Brahmpura in Tarn Taran district on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Brahmpura was recently appointed as patron of the Shiromani Akali Dal when party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal announced reconstitution of the core committee.</p>.<p>Several senior party leaders including SAD chief Badal, former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Bikram Singh Majithia expressed grief over the demise of Brahmpura.</p>.<p>Brahmpura, a four-time MLA, had also represented Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha constituency from 2014 till 2019. He was often called 'Majhe Da Jarnail' (General of Majha).</p>
<p>Veteran Akali leader and former Punjab minister Ranjit Singh Brahmpura passed away here on Tuesday. He was 85.</p>.<p>Brahmpura, who was also a former MP, breathed his last at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research here due to illness, said SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema.</p>.<p>Cheema said Brahmpura's cremation will take place at his native village Brahmpura in Tarn Taran district on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Brahmpura was recently appointed as patron of the Shiromani Akali Dal when party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal announced reconstitution of the core committee.</p>.<p>Several senior party leaders including SAD chief Badal, former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Bikram Singh Majithia expressed grief over the demise of Brahmpura.</p>.<p>Brahmpura, a four-time MLA, had also represented Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha constituency from 2014 till 2019. He was often called 'Majhe Da Jarnail' (General of Majha).</p>