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NEW DELHI, JUN 30
Senior BJP leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma today died in a road accident at Shahjahanpur in Rajasthan.
The mishap occurred at 2:30 pm when the car in which Verma was traveling collided with a truck on the Delhi-Jaipur highway, BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar told reporters here.
The 63-year-old leader was on his way back to Delhi from Jaipur.
While Verma died on the spot, four others in the car were injured.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje was rushing to Shahjahanpur, 80 km from Delhi, Javadekar said.
The car was badly crushed in the accident and efforts were being made to extricate the body from the vehicle, he said.
"It is a very cruel death, a very unfortunate death. We pay our rich tributes to the departed leader," Javadekar said.
He said Verma's sudden demise was a big shock not just for the party but for everyone.
"He was a lively, hardworking, honest man. He fought for the cause of the poor and the working class. It is a real sorrow for all party members," Javadekar said.
Verma was the Chief Minister of Delhi between 1996 and 1998. He was currently holding the post of vice-president in the BJP.
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