Former Akali MP Jathedar Tarlochan Singh Tur, 69, son of former SAD president Jathedar Mohan Singh Tur, passed away on Wednesday night at a private hospital in Amritsar. His family members said Tarlochan Singh died in his sleep.
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Tur village sarpanch Sulakhan Singh Tur said, “When Tarlochan didn’t get up in the morning, he was rushed to a hospital , where doctors declared him brought dead.”
The cremation took place on Thursday afternoon at his native village .
He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1985 and 1998 from Tarn Taran constituency and had also been a member of various key committees of the central and state governments.
He had joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2014.
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