Guv, CM condole demise of ex-guv Anshuman Singh

Jaipur: Governor Kalraj Mishra and chief minister Ashok Gehlot condoled the demise of former governor Anshuman Singh on Monday. The Rajasthan government declared one-day state holiday on Monday following the death of Singh, who served as the governor of Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Singh, also a former acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, breathed his last at Lucknow's Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences on Monday. He was 86. According to an official statement, Singh, who was admitted to the hospital due to Covid-related complications on February 8, died at 4.30am on Monday.

Tributes were also paid in the assembly on Monday expressing condolences on the demise of Anshuman Singh during obituary reference.

Singh had taken charge as the governor of Rajasthan on January 16, 1999 and remained in office till May 2003.

Expressing grief over the death of Singh, governor Mishra prayed for strength to his family to bear the loss. Chief minister Ashok Gehlot in a tweet said Justice Singh’s contribution to the judiciary and public service will always be remembered. Gehlot spoke to the elder son of Singh on the phone and expressed his grief.

His invaluable contribution to the judiciary and the public sector will always be remembered, former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot tweeted.