Former Haryana CM Chautala cremated with state honours ; V-P ,others attend his last rites
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, along with his wife Dr Sudesh Dhankhar, and other senior leaders visited Teja Kheda Farm today to attend his last rites.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, along with his wife Dr Sudesh Dhankhar, and other senior leaders visited Teja Kheda Farm today to attend his last rites.
Roy (75) died on Tuesday night in a hospital in Mumbai following a prolonged illness.
Roy, 75, breathed his last at a Mumbai hospital Tuesday night following a cardiac arrest.
The BJP's top brass is likely to be present during the last rites, with workers claiming that over 5 lakh people are expected to attend the cremation.
The 87-year-old Kapuru Ram who belonged to the Scheduled Caste community, had died on 22 October after prolonged illness in Rauri village under Palog panchayat after which the family of Madan Chauhan, with whom he used to work in the past, decided to cremate him.
Bhaisakund, now renamed Baikunthdham, the biggest cremation ground in Lucknow, is running out of wood and has enough left for about the next three days.
The AIIMS forensic department has drafted guidelines for workers in mortuary.
He will be cremated with full state honours at the Nigambodh Ghat today.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will pay tributes to the former Finance Minister on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-nation tour.
In a rare gesture, Prime Minister Modi joined the sea of people who walked down from the BJP headquarters up to the Smriti Sthal, a distance of roughly 5km
