The Punjab government on Wednesday announced one-day holiday as a mark of respect for the five-time chief minister Parkash Singh Badal who died on Tuesday. Former Chief Minister Dead: govt declare holiday for Tomorrow April 27. As per an official order, all government offices, departments, boards, corporations and educational institutions in Punjab will remain shut on Thursday (April 27).
The central government had already announced two days of state mourning on April 26 and 27 across India in honour of Parkash Singh Badal. 95-year-old Parkash Singh Badal had not been keeping well for some time and was admitted to the Fortis Hospital in Mohali near Chandigarh over a week ago after he complained of uneasiness in breathing.
He died on April 25 and his mortal remains have been kept at the Shiromani Akali Dal head office for people to pay their tributes to the departed soul. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to Parkash Singh Badal at the Shiromani Akali Dal office in Chandigarh as scores of people and political leaders assembled to pay homage to the five-time Punjab chief minister.
After arriving in Chandigarh, PM Modi reached the SAD office accompanied by Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. Meanwhile, former Haryana chief minister O P Chautala struggled to hold back tears as he paid his last respects to the SAD patriarch.
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The Chautalas and the Badals, the two powerful political families in Haryana and Punjab, have long-standing ties as Badal was a close friend of former deputy prime minister Chaudhary Devi Lal. He laid a wreath on the mortal remains of Badal and then sat beside SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal. The prime minister was seen holding the hands of Sukhbir Singh Badal, expressing grief over the passing away of the SAD chief’s father.
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