Samajwadi Party’s MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq passes away at 94 following prolonged illness

Lucknow: Esteemed leader of the Samajwadi Party and Lok Sabha MP representing Sambhal, Shafiqur Rahman Barq passed away on Tuesday, February 27 at the age of 94. Informing about Barq’s demise, the Samajwadi Party said, “The demise of senior Samajwadi Party leader and several-time MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq is extremely sad.”

समाजवादी पार्टी के वरिष्ठ नेता, कई बार के सांसद जनाब शफीकुर्रहमान बर्क साहब का इंतकाल, अत्यंत दु:खद।

उनकी आत्मा को शांति दे भगवान।

शोकाकुल परिजनों को यह असीम दु:ख सहने का संबल प्राप्त हो।

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— Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) February 27, 2024

The veteran Samajwadi Party MP had been battling illness for an extended period and was receiving medical care at a hospital in Moradabad. He had a chest pain. Despite efforts to treat him, he breathed his last in the hospital today.

Barq, who has been a four-time MLA, was elected MP from Sambhal for the fifth time in 2019.