Ludhiana BJP leader Ravinder Arora passes away

LUDHIANA: A pall of gloom descended on the political and the industrial circles of the city after Ludhiana BJP leader Ravinder Arora passed away on Monday morning following a brief illness.
Those close to the family said he was not keeping well for quite some time and had stopped active participation in politics due to ill health. Arora was co-treasurer of Punjab BJP.
Leaders from the Congress, the Shiromani Akal Dal and other parties, industrialists and local residents came to pay their tribute at his house in Flower Dale Colony, Barewal. Arora was cremated at Civil Lines ground, where his son Ojasvi Arora performed the last rites.
Arora, who was among the most renowned politicians of the city, started his political career with Shiv Sena and later moved to Vishav Hindu Parishad (VHP) from where he finally entered BJP. He went on to hold several positions, including the post of Ludhiana district president of BJP. It was under his tenure that Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to Ludhiana to preside over various events during the campaigns. Besides politics, Arora was a social worker and started Samvedna Trust here which runs free ambulance service for the needy and helps perform last rites.