Anand (93), also a freedom fighter from Punjab, breathed his last at around 10 pm yesterday in Chandigarh, CPI said in a statement.
"The National Council of CPI expresses its deep condolences at the demise of comrade Jagjit Singh Anand, veteran freedom fighter and its senior leader from Punjab," the communist outfit said.
Ex-CPI National Council member, Anand had joined communist movement in the 1930s. After partition he settled down in Amritsar in Punjab, the party said.
Anand is survived by his son Sukirat Anand and daughter Sungna, CPI said.