Shimla, Nov 3 (PTI) Senior Congress leader and four-time MLA from Rampur Assembly Constituency in Shimla district, Nand Lal passed

Shimla, Nov 3 (PTI) Senior Congress leader and four-time MLA from Rampur Assembly Constituency in Shimla district, Nand Lal passed

Shimla, Nov 3 (PTI) Senior Congress leader and four-time MLA from Rampur Assembly Constituency in Shimla district, Nand Lal passed

Shimla, Nov 3 (PTI) Senior Congress leader and four-time MLA from Rampur Assembly Constituency in Shimla district, Nand Lal passed away after a brief illness at a hospital here early Tuesday, family sources said.

    The 72-year-old Lal was presently serving as the Chairman of the seventh State Finance Commission. He is survived by his wife and son.

     The Congress leader was elected for the first time in 2007 and retained the seat in 2012, 2017 and 2022. He also served as the Chief Parliamentary Secretary in the Virbhadra Singh government from 2013-2017.

     He also served as a commandant in the Indo-Tibet Border Police and was part of the Special Protection Group (SPG). He served as a commando in the security of the then Congress president Sonia Gandhi till 1997.

     Lal also played an important role in making the security arrangements for the 1982 Asian Games and the Non-Aligned Meet in 1983.

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