![]() The mortal remains of the SAD patriarch will be kept at the party head office here for people to pay their tributes to the departed soul. Grief-stricken party supporters stood in queues at the SAD headquarters to have a glimpse of their leader for the last time. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to reach Chandigarh on Wednesday to pay tributes to the SAD patriarch. Former minister Manpreet Singh Badal, the estranged nephew of senior Badal, was also present.įormer chief minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Haryana Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta and Congress leader Lal Singh were among the leaders who reached the SAD office to pay their floral tributes. ![]() Union Minister Som Parkash and former minister Balbir Singh Sidhu expressed their condolence to Badal's son and SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal at the private hospital where the former Punjab chief minister breathed his last. Badal's son-in-law Adesh Partap Singh Kairon, grandson Anantvir Singh Badal, Bikram Singh Majithia, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Harjinder Singh Dhami and BSP leader Jasvir Singh Garhi were also present at the SAD head office. The Chautalas and the Badals, the two powerful political families in Haryana and Punjab, have long-standing ties as Badal was a close friend of former deputy prime minister Chaudhary Devi Lal.įormer Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Patiala MP Parneet Kaur who is the wife of Amarinder Singh also paid homage to the departed soul. ![]() The mortal remains of the SAD patriarch, who straddled Punjab politics for over seven decades, were brought to the party head office here in an ambulance.įormer Haryana chief minister O P Chautala struggled to hold back tears as he paid his last respects to the SAD patriarch. The central government has already announced two days of state mourning on April 26 and 27 across India as a mark of respect to the former chief minister. According to an official order, all government offices, departments, boards, corporations and educational institutions in the state will remain shut on Thursday. The Punjab government has declared a holiday on Thursday as a mark of respect to the former chief minister. Chandigarh, Apr 26 (PTI) The mortal remains of Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal were brought to the party office here on Wednesday as scores of people and political leaders assembled to pay homage to the five-time Punjab chief minister.īadal had not been keeping well and was admitted to the Fortis Hospital in Mohali near here on April 16 after he complained of uneasiness in breathing.
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