Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan Passes Away at 74
- The Union Minister for Food and Consumer Affairs, Ram Vilas Paswan has passed away due to prolonged heart ailment. He recently underwent heart surgery in a Delhi hospital.
- The veteran politician was 74.
- Paswan has served as a Union minister under several prime ministers, during his over five-decade long political career.
- He was an eighth time Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha.
- The veteran Dalit leader formed Lok Janshakti Party in 2000.