Demise of Dr. Shikandar Singh, Mahant of Dera Baba Buddh Das and Former ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ President of Congress Party, at the Age of 68
Wave of Grief in Bassi Pathana ਸ਼ਹਿਰ and Surrounding Area After the ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ of Dr. Shikandar Singh’s ਮੌਤ.
We have heard the sad ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ of the loss of Dr. Shikandar Singh, the present Mahant of Dera Baba Buddh Das, Bassi Pathana, and former ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ President of the Congress Party, at the age of 68. Dr. Shikandar Singh had been undergoing treatment at PGI Chandigarh for some time. This afternoon, Dr. Shikandar Singh took his last breath at PGI Chandigarh and bid farewell to the world.
His wife, Mrs. Renu Happy; son, Dr. Aftab Singh; and daughter, Dr. Mausam, survive him. According to his son, Dr. Aftab, the cremation of Dr. Shikandar Singh will take place tomorrow, December 2 (Tuesday), at 12:30 PM at the cremation ground in Bassi Pathana.
Dr. Shikandar Singh’s father, the late Dr. Ved Parkash Sharma, was also the personal physician to the previous President of ਭਾਰਤ, the late Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma. The ਸ਼ਹਿਰ of Bassi Pathana and the surrounding area are experiencing a wave of mourning with the ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ of Dr. Shikandar Singh’s passing. The name of Bassi Pathana ਸ਼ਹਿਰ was also known across ਪੰਜਾਬ thanks to this family.
Political, social, and religious leader Dr. Shikandar Singh began his career in politics in the 1970s with the Youth Congress. He also served as the ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ President of the Congress Party thrice.
The late Darbara Singh, the late Beant Singh, Captain Amarinder Singh, Charanjit Singh Channi, the former Speaker of the ਪੰਜਾਬ Legislative Assembly, Rana K.P. Singh, and former ਪੰਜਾਬ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ and President Giani Zail Singh were all close relatives of Dr. Shikandar Singh. Dr. Shikandar Singh also served as a Director of ਪੰਜਾਬ Markfed.
ਪੰਜਾਬ Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, former ਮੰਤਰੀ Kaka Randeep Singh Nabha, ਪੰਜਾਬ BJP State President Sunil Jakhar, MP Dr. Amar Singh, BJP ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ President Didar Singh Bhatti, senior BJP leader Geja Ram Valmiki, AAP SC Wing State President and former MLA Gurpreet Singh G.P., former ਮੰਤਰੀ Dr. Harbans Lal, BJP leader Jagdeep Singh Cheema, MLA from Fatehgarh Sahib Advocate Lakhvir Singh Rai, MLA from Chamkaur Sahib Dr. Charanjit Singh, MLA Rupinder Singh Happy, and Mahant Baba Balwinder Das of Dera Baba Pushpanand Giri (Mullanpur). ਲੋਕ from all parts of society expressed mourning, claiming that the departure of Dr.
