Patna (Bihar): Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) National President Chirag Paswan expressed sorrow over Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi's demise on Tuesday, saying that the late veteran's passing away is a personal loss to him and that late BJP leader served as a source of inspiration for the young generation.
Chirag Paswan said, "We had not even imagined that such a big incident would happen suddenly. It is difficult to imagine that he is not among us today.
My father and Sushil ji worked together as colleagues. In this regard, I also had a family relationship with him. He served as a source of inspiration for the young generation.
His absence today is a huge loss for me personally."
Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party Sushil Kumar Modi, who had been battling cancer for the last seven months, passed away at the age of 72 on Monday evening.
The 72-year-old senior BJP leader passed away at AIIMS Hospital in Delhi and was battling cancer for the last seven months.
Sushil Modi announced his treatment last month and did not participate in the Lok Sabha election campaign.
The last rites of the former Rajya Sabha MP will be performed later in the day.
On April 3, this year, Sushil Modi revealed he was suffering from cancer and requested the BJP to relieve him of assignments related to the Lok Sabha elections.
In a post in Hindi on X, he said, "I have been battling with cancer for the last six months. I feel that now the time has come to make it public.
I would not be able to do my work during the Lok Sabha polls. I have shared this with the PM. My gratitude to the country, Bihar and my party."
