NEW DELHI, Jun 4 : President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said the demise of renowned Constitution expert Subhash C Kashyap is extremely sad and offered condolences to his family.
Former Lok Sabha secretary general Kashyap passed away on Thursday at his Delhi residence after prolonged illness. He was 97.
“The news of the demise of Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap Ji, former secretary general of the Lok Sabha and renowned Constitution expert, is extremely heartbreaking,” Murmu said in a post on X in Hindi.
“He enriched our study of the Constitution and the development of our parliamentary system with his erudition and insight. I express my deepest condolences to his family members and admirers,” the president said.
Kashyap was part of the high-level committee headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind to prepare a legal framework on simultaneous elections.
Author of over 100 books, Kashyap served as the secretary general of Lok Sabha from 1983 to 1990. He served Parliament for over 37 years from the time of Jawaharlal Nehru’s first Lok Sabha to the 9th Lok Sabha. (PTI )
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