PM Modi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his farewell respects to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday at the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party office in Chandigarh. The 95-year-old lawmaker died on Tuesday, a week after being hospitalised in Mohali.
PM Modi Tweeted his picture with SAD patriarch
‘Extremely saddened by the passing away of Shri Parkash Singh Badal Ji. He was a colossal figure of 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,” PM Modi said in a sympathy tweet. He recalled countless meetings with the SAD patriarch “in which his wisdom was always clearly seen,” and referred to Badal as a “remarkable statesman who contributed greatly to our nation, worked tirelessly for Punjab’s progress.”
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Centre has declared a two-day state mourning across India
As a gesture of respect for the senior lawmaker, the Centre has declared a two-day state mourning across India. “On the days of mourning, the national flag will be flown half mast on all buildings where the national flag is regularly flown, and there will be no official entertainment on these two days,” according to a government statement. In the aftermath of a farmers’ protest in 2020, Badal’s party recently severed ties with the BJP. He also returned his Padma Vibhushan award, the country’s second highest civilian distinction, in protest of the government’s treatment of protesting farmers. After serving as a rural sarpanch and then contesting assembly elections for the first time in 1957, the five-time chief minister worked his way up the political ladder.
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