PM Narendra Modi Pays Last Respects To Parkash Singh Badal In Chandigarh

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PM Narendra Modi Pays Last Respects To Parkash Singh Badal In Chandigarh


New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Chandigarh and paid his last tributes to Shiromani Akali Dal patron and five-time Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal who died on the age of 95. SAD patriarch, who breathed his final yesterday, was hospitalised in Mohali per week again after he complained of respiration issues. Expressing his condolences, the Prime Minister earlier mentioned he was “extremely saddened” by the loss. He described Badal as a “colossal figure in Indian politics”. He was a “remarkable statesman who contributed greatly to our nation, worked tirelessly for the progress of Punjab”, the Prime Minister mentioned.

 

 

SAD Patriarch’s Last Rites On Thursday

The final rites of Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal might be carried out at 1 pm within the ancestral village Badal on Thursday. According to get together leaders, Badal`s mortal stays might be positioned for paying final respects on the SAD workplace in Chandigarh from 10:00 am to midday on Wednesday. “With profound grief, we inform you abt the demise of 5-time CM & SAD patron S Parkash Singh Ji Badal. Mortal remains will be placed for paying last respects at the SAD office in Chandigarh from 10 am to 12 noon tom following which they will be taken to Vill Badal. Cremation will be held on April 27,” SAD mentioned in a tweet. 

 

 

The senior Punjab politician breathed his final at Fortis Hospital in Mohali. In its official media bulletin, the Fortis Hospital acknowledged, “S Parkash Singh Badal, Former Chief Minister of Punjab, was admitted at Fortis Hospital Mohali on April 16, 2023, with acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma. He was shifted to the medical ICU on 18th April as his respiratory condition worsened. He had been on NIV and HFNC support along with medical management”. 

“He was being managed under Prof (Dr) Digambar Behera along with the Pulmonology and critical care team supported by Cardiology. Despite appropriate medical management S Parkash Singh Badal succumbed to his illness. Fortis Hospital Mohali deeply condoles the death of S Parkash Singh Badal,” the assertion added. 

Centre Declares Two-Day National Mourning 

 

Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central authorities declared two days of nationwide mourning after the demise of Badal. The flag might be flown at half-mast throughout the nation for 2 days, whereas all official leisure applications have been cancelled. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolence on his demise and mentioned that Badal was a colossal determine in Indian politics and a exceptional statesman who contributed vastly to our nation.

Taking to Twitter, PM Modi mentioned, “Extremely saddened by the passing away of Shri Parkash Singh Badal Ji. He was a colossal figure in Indian politics and a remarkable statesman who contributed greatly to our nation. He worked tirelessly for the progress of Punjab and anchored the state through critical times”.

 

 

Badal was admitted to ICU on April 21, following complaints of respiration difficulties, in line with the get together. Parkash Singh Badal served because the Chief Minister of Punjab a number of occasions. He was the CM from 1970-1971, from 1977-1980, from 1997-2002, and from 2007-2017. He was additionally the youngest CM to have ever held workplace within the state of Punjab. 





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