Parkash Singh Badal No More, Centre Declares 2 Days Of Mourning
Parkash Singh Badal, a five-time former chief minister of Punjab and Akali Dal patriarch, died at a private hospital in Mohali on Tuesday. He was 95.
“Despite appropriate medical management S Parkash Singh Badal succumbed to his illness. Fortis Hospital Mohali deeply condoles the death of S Parkash Singh Badal,” a statement from the hospital said.
The Punjab leader died at around 8 pm, hospital Director Abhijeet Singh
Parkash Singh Badal – Govt Holiday
The government of Punjab has announced a public holiday on Thursday, in honour of the former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who passed away on April 25.
The Punjab government has declared a one-day state mourning on Thursday, and all government offices, educational institutions, and banks in the state will remain closed as a mark of respect to the departed leader.
President Droupadi Murmu
President Droupadi Murmu described Badal as one of the “tallest political stalwarts” since Independence. “Though his exemplary career in public service was largely confined to Punjab, he was respected across the country,” she said.
Parkash Singh Badal – PM Modi to Visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will visit Shiromani Akali Dal’s (SAD) party office in Chandigarh to pay his last respects to Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal.
The 95-year-old politician died on Tuesday after being hospitalised in Mohali a week back.
PM Modi in his tweet said that “Parkash Singh Badal’s passing away is a personal loss for me. I have interacted closely with him for many decades and learned so much from him,” PM Modi said in a tweet expressing his condolences. He recalled numerous conversations with the SAD patriarch ‘in which his wisdom was always clearly seen’ and described Badal as a ‘remarkable statesman who contributed greatly to our nation, worked tirelessly for the progress of Punjab’.
The Centre has announced a two-day state mourning across India as a mark of respect to the veteran politician. “On the days of mourning, the national flag will be flown half-mast on all buildings where the national flag is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment on these two days,” a government statement said.
Parkash Singh Badal – CM KCR condoled
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has condoled the death of former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal.
In a statement issued on Tuesday night, Rao conveyed his deepest condolences to the bereaved family members of the Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch.
Rao remembered the efforts put in by the departed leader for the development of Punjab from the village sarpanch to the Union Minister and Chief Minister of the northern state.
Politicians cutting across party lines paid tributes to the veteran leader and expressed condolences to his family
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