Aam Aadmi Get together Ludhiana West MLA Gurpreet Gogi Bassi, 58, died after sustaining a gunshot wound in his head at his home on Friday evening.
Punjab Aam Aadmi Get together MLA Gurpreet Gogi Bassi, 58, died after sustaining a gunshot wound in his head at his home in Ludhiana on Friday evening. (HT file picture)
Police mentioned the MLA died in unintentional firing at his home in Dayal Nagar of Ghumar Mandi in Ludhiana district. He was rushed to the native Dayanand Medical Faculty and Hospital (DMCH) by relations however succumbed on the best way round midnight.
On being knowledgeable, commissioner of police Kuldeep Singh Chahal and deputy commissioner Jitendra Jorwal reached the hospital.
Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Jaskiranjit Singh Teja mentioned that relations of the MLA instructed the police that he was in his room once they heard a gunshot. They rushed to seek out him bleeding and took him to hospital instantly.
The DCP mentioned that the MLA had dinner as typical earlier than retiring to his room. Investigation is underway.
Earlier within the day, Gogi had participated in a cleanliness drive of the native Buddha Nullah that was attended by Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan and environmentalist and AAP MP Balbir Singh Seechewal.
He had additionally visited Prachin Sheetla Mata Mandir, which was focused by burglars two days in the past, and guaranteed devotees of motion.
AAP leaders mourn loss of life
AAP convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal posted on X: “Deeply saddened to learn about the untimely passing of Gurpreet Gogi Bassi ji, the MLA from Ludhiana. A leader who served his people with unwavering dedication and compassion, his absence will leave a void that is hard to fill. May his soul rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with his grieving family during this difficult time. May they find strength and solace. We stand firmly with his family and the people of Ludhiana in this moment of profound loss. His legacy of service will always be remembered.”
Punjab AAP president Aman Arora additionally expressed his condolences. “Shocked and heartbroken. My deepest condolences to the grieving family during this difficult time. May they find the strength to endure this painful loss. I pray to the Almighty that his noble soul rests in eternal peace,” he posted on X.
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann can be assembly the bereaved household to specific condolences.
State cupboard minister Hardeep Singh Mundian was the primary get together chief to achieve Gogi’s home to condole the loss of life. Mundian mentioned that Gogi was like an elder brother to him and termed his loss of life a setback for the AAP. The household mentioned the final rites can be performed at 3pm on the cremation floor close to KVM College, Civil Traces department, Ludhiana.
Left Congress for AAP in 2022
Gogi joined the AAP in 2022 earlier than the meeting election. He defeated former cupboard minister and two-time Congress MLA Bharat Bhushan Ashu from Ludhiana (West).
Earlier, he was a councillor from ward quantity 76 of Ludhiana West for 3 phrases from 2007-22. He was the district Congress committee (city) president from 2014-19. Throughout the Congress rule, he was Punjab Small Industries and Export Company (PSIEC) chairman from 2019-22. He was a member of the committee on estimates and committee on native our bodies of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha from 2022-23.
He was later appointed chairman, committee on native our bodies of the Vidhan Sabha, for the primary time for 2022-23 and 2024-25.
On August 23, 2024, Gogi eliminated a basis stone of a pipeline venture to be constructed underneath the ₹650-crore Buddha Nullah rejuvenation plan. It was he himself who had laid it in 2022. Gogi mentioned he eliminated the stone as he was annoyed by the poor efficiency of the departments concerned within the venture.
A collector of classic scooters and bikes, Gogi had filed his nomination papers in 2022 by driving an outdated scooter to the mini secretariat.
Throughout the current municipal company elections, Gogi had taken his spouse, Sukhchain Kaur Gogi, an AAP candidate, on his classic scooter to the mini secretariat to file her papers. She, nevertheless, misplaced to Congress candidate Inderjit Singh Indi.