Jaipur, Jul 8 (PTI) Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's father Daulal Vaishnaw passed away at AIIMS Jodhpur on Tuesday, hospital authorities said.
He had been critically ill for the past few days and was undergoing treatment at the hospital.
"It is with profound sorrow that we inform you of the demise of Hon'ble Railway Minister's father, Shri Daulal Vaishnaw, today on 08 July 2025 at 11:52 am at AIIMS Jodhpur," the hospital said in an official statement.
Despite all possible efforts by the medical team, he could not be saved, it said.
Before the last rites, Daulal Vaishnaw's mortal remains were kept at his residence in Mahaveer Nagar, Ratanada, for people to pay their last respects.
Pali MP P P Chaudhary, Rajya Sabha MP Rajendra Gehlot, several other public representatives and BJP leaders paid floral tributes.
The last rites were held at the Kaga cremation ground near Nagauri gate in Jodhpur where Ashwini Vaishnaw and his brother Anand Vaishnaw lit the funeral pyre.
Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagade, Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani and other leaders extended their condolences on the demise of the minister's father, who was a sarpanch in Pali district and also practised as a lawyer in Jodhpur.