Former BJP MP Ashwini Chopra passes away
Former BJP MP from Haryana's Karnal and senior journalist Ashwini Kumar Chopra Minna died at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Saturday. He was 63 and was suffering from cancer.
Chopra was born on June 11, 1956, in Punjab’s Jalandhar. He had contested General elections and was elected from Karnal Parliamentary constituency in 2014.
He then represented the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Chopra was promising a cricketer and had shared the stage with former India greats Erapalli Prasanna and Bishan Singh Bedi.
He was a graduate of Guru Nanak Dev University. Later he did his masters in journalism from Panjab University.
Haryana: Former BJP MP and senior journalist Ashwini Kumar Chopra passes away in Gurugram. He was suffering from cancer. pic.twitter.com/4cJMJSBMXg
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Political leaders across the party line poured messages of condolence at the death of the senior journalist.
In her condolence message, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi said Chopra’s long and distinguished innings as an editor and also as a social worker and MP shall be long remembered.
His friendship cut across political boundaries and he was known for his forthright views on most issues undeterred by the opposition he faced, Gandhi said while extending her condolences to Chopra’s family and friends, she added.
First published: 18 January 2020, 14:57 IST