2 April 2025(Punjab Khabarnama Bureau): Resham Kaur, the wife of BJP leader and Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans, died on Wednesday following prolonged illness.
Kaur, 62, breathed her last at Jalandhar’s Tagore Hospital.
She is survived by her husband and two sons — Yuvraj and Navraj.
Kaur’s brother Paramjit Singh said the cremation would take place at Safipur village on Thursday.
Hans last year unsuccessfully contested from the Faridkot parliamentary constituency on a BJP ticket.
He was an MP from the North West Delhi seat.
Political leaders, including Union Minister Ravneet Bittu and BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh, expressed grief over the death.
Bittu, in a post on X, paid his condolences. “…May Waheguru grant eternal peace to the departed soul and give the family the strength to bear this profound loss,” he said.
Shiromani Akali Dal leader Daljit Cheema said he was “deeply saddened” by the death. “This is a huge loss for the whole family. Resham Kaur ji had played a big role in the life of Mr Hans Raj Hans. She was a religious lady who supported Mr Hans and the family through thick and thin. I pray to God to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to whole family to bear this irreparable loss,” the former Akali minister said on X.
Summary: Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans’s wife, Resham Kaur, passes away at 62 after prolonged illness, leaving behind a grieving family.