Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today passed away at the age of 74. Paswan who recently underwent heart surgery at Delhi's Fortis hospital, passed away late on Thursday. Paswan, a veteran politician from Bihar, was the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Paswan was also the president of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). He was an eight-time Lok Sabha member and current Rajya Sabha MP.

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He had been in active politics for more than five decades and is one of the country's noted Dalit leaders.