New Delhi, 30 September (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed grief over the death of BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra, called him a “excellent leader” who had a good understanding of people’s issues.
Born in Lahore in December 1931, Malhotra died on Tuesday morning at the age of 93 in AIIMS New Delhi.
In a post on X, PM Modi posted, “Mr. Vijay Kumar Malhotra ji distinguished himself as an excellent leader who had a very good understanding of people’s issues. He played an important role in strengthening our party in Delhi. He is also remembered for his parliamentary interventions. He suffered from his passing.
Malhotra served as a five -time MP from Delhi and a two -time MLA. He served as the President of Delhi Pradesh Jana Sangh (1972–75) and the head of BJP Delhi (1977-80, 1980-84) twice.
According to Delhi BJP, Malhotra had an active career in politics, as well as Kedar Nath Sahni and Madan Lal Khurana. The party also credited Malhotra to preserve the BJP in Delhi for many years.
The profile of Malhotra in the BJP in Delhi states, “His biggest political victory is considered to be defeated by former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh by a big margin in the 1999 Indian general election.”
In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, Malhotra was the only BJP candidate to win his seat in Delhi.
The party further mentioned that in the last 45 years, Malhotra’s work in Delhi made him “one of the most senior BJP figures in the capital”.
Earlier in the day, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva also expressed his condolences on the passage of the experienced party leader.
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