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Parkash Singh Badal to be cremated with state honors
Ashok Verma
Badal, April 27, 2023: Former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will be given a final farewell today at around one o'clock in the afternoon.
His last rites will be performed in the garden of Kinnu which he himself once made.
According to the information received, the former chief minister will be given a final farewell with full official honours. IG PK Yadav, District Sri Muktsar Sahib Deputy Commissioner Vineet Kumar, Police Chief Harmanbir Singh Gill and ADC Vikram Shergill have held a meeting with Badal family members and Akali Dal leaders in the village to carry out the funeral rites in a proper manner.
National Senior Vice President of Akali Dal, Tejinder Singh Midukhera, said that one and a half to two hundred acres of land around the village has been prepared for parking.
He said that the body of Parkash Singh Badal has been kept at the residence for darshan.
He said that at around 12 o'clock, the final journey of Mehboob Agu will take place and then the cremation will be done at around one o'clock in the afternoon.
Strict security arrangements are being made in view of the participation of the country's big leaders in the funeral.
Along with this, the duties of traffic police employees have been brought to keep the traffic running smoothly. Since last evening, the leaders of Akali Dal, residents and fans of Parkash Singh Badal have been flocking towards Badal village.