Former Punjab minister Harmel Singh Tohra passes away, political community in mourning

Chandigarh (The Uttam Hindu) : Sad news has emerged from Punjab politics. Former Punjab Cabinet Minister Sardar Harmel Singh Tohra has passed away at a private hospital in Mohali. His funeral will be held on Tuesday, September 23, at 11 am in his native village, Tohra.

77-year-old Sardar Harmel Singh Tohra had been ill for some time. He was the son-in-law of the late Gurcharan Singh Tohra, a veteran Akali leader and Jathedar. Harmel Singh was elected MLA from the Dakala (now Sanaur) assembly constituency in 1997 and became a cabinet minister.