Parkash Singh Badal death HIGHLIGHTS: PM Modi terms loss as personal as he pays tributes to SAD patriarch in Chandigarh
Government offices in Chandigarh to remain shut on April 27 following the demise of Sardar Parkash Singh Badal: Punjab govt
Funeral procession arrives in Tapa Mandi, to reach Badal village by evening
Sardar Parkash Singh Badal received the country’s second-highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan in 2015.
However, in 2020, the former Punjab Chief Minister became the first to return his award in protest against the treatment of the protesting farmers by the Central government.
Singer Gurdas Maan paid his last respects to Sardar Parkash Singh Badal. Talking to the media, the singer shared an old memory with the political stalwart and said that 'he was a good friend of my father'.
As a token of respect & homage to Sardar Prakash Singh Badal Ji, the grand old man of the Punjab Politics, all programmes, meetings, campaigns of @INCPunjab have been cancelled for tomorrow April 27, 2023.
— Amarinder Singh Raja Warring (@RajaBrar_INC) April 26, 2023
Paid homage to Shri Parkash Singh Badal Ji. pic.twitter.com/ksdbqF0k0H
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 26, 2023
He was born on December 8, 1927, to a Jat Sikh family in a village called Abul Khurana (now located in Pakistan).
Prakash Singh Badal and his wife Surinder Kaur were a happily married couple with two children - Sukhbir Singh Badal and Preneet Kaur.
Sukhbir Singh Badal is an Indian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the Fazilka constituency in Punjab.
He has also held the post of Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab. On the other hand, Prakash Singh Badal’s daughter, Preneet Kaur is married to the son of the erstwhile Punjab Chief Minister Pratap Singh Kairon. Unfortunately, Surinder Kaur passed away in 2011 due to a long-standing illness.
PM Narendra Modi reached Shiromani Akali Dal office in Chandigarh to pay tribute to former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
#WATCH| PM Narendra Modi pays last respects to Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal in Chandigarh pic.twitter.com/Cn02etMz5Z
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2023
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Former PM Manmohan Singh writes to Sukhbir Singh Badal & offers condolences on the demise of former Punjab CM & Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal
Party workers gathering in huge number at Shiromani Akali Dal's office in Chandigarh to pay their last respects to the late leader Sardar Prakash Singh Badal.
He passed away yesterday at Fortis Hospital in Mohali. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to arrive at the office around noon.
The cremation of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron is to be performed on Thursday, the Punjab government has announced a public holiday for the day.
At the Badal village in Muktsar district his last rites will be held in his ancestral village. A sea of people, comprising political leaders cutting across party lines and dignitaries, are expected to attend the cremation.
Badal's mortal remains will be placed for paying last respects at the party office in Chandigarh from 10 am to noon on Wednesday. Later, it will be transported to his ancestral village by road.
PM Modi to reach Chandigarh at 12 noon to pay last respect to Parkash Singh Badal.
The Punjab government announced a two-day national mourning in honour of Parkash Singh Badal. During the national mourning, the national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout India and there will be no official entertainment, the Ministry of Home Affairs said.
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He breathed his last at Fortis Hospital in Mohali on April 25.
His last rites will be performed at 1 pm in the ancestral village Badal tomorrow.
In light of the passing of former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, the Punjab government has declared a public holiday as a mark of respect. All government institutions in Punjab will be closed on this day. A notification of this decision has been issued by the Punjab government.
Shri Prakash Singh Badal ji was a political stalwart who played a significant role in Punjab politics for many decades. In his long political and administrative career, he made several noteworthy contributions towards the welfare of farmers and other weaker sections of our society.
Shri Prakash Singh Badal ji was a political stalwart who played a significant role in Punjab politics for many decades. In his long political and administrative career, he made several noteworthy contributions towards the welfare of farmers and other weaker sections of our…
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) April 25, 2023
"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," tweeted PM Modi, along with a picture of himself with the veteran leader.
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. pic.twitter.com/scx2K7KMCq
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 25, 2023
PTC News Desk: Parkash Singh Badal, a five-time former Chief Minister of Punjab and Akali Dal patriarch, passed away at a private hospital in Mohali on Tuesday. He was 95. The veteran leader, who served as a village sarpanch, was the youngest Chief Minister to ever hold office in Punjab, at the age of 43.
He had contested assembly elections for the first time in 1957, when he was 30 years old, as a Congressman. He lost only two elections in his career spanning over seven decades - one in 1967, and the latest in 2022.
Badal courted arrest during Operation Bluestar in June 1984 when the Army had entered the Golden Temple complex at Amritsar to flush out militants. He was admitted to Fortis Hospital in Mohali a week ago after he complained of uneasiness while breathing.
The Akali Dal leader vehemently opposed the idea of the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, and under his leadership, the state assembly passed the controversial Punjab Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal (Transfer of Proprietary Rights) Bill, 2016. His party broke off ties with the BJP over the farmers' agitation against the Centre new agricultural laws in 2020.
In protest against the treatment of the protesting farmers by the Central government, Badal had returned his Padma Vibhushan award - the second highest civilian honour of the country that he received from the government in 2015.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the tributes to the Punjab leader, calling him a “colossal figure of Indian politics, and a remarkable statesman”. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh termed the veteran leader's death a “personal loss”, while Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge expressed his deepest condolences to Badal's family. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi also tweeted his condolences.
Badal was born in Punjab's Abul Khurana close to the Rajasthan border and studied at Lahore's Forman Christian College. He leaves behind a legacy of political and social impact laced with simplicity, loyalty and progress for the state of Punjab.
- PTC NEWS
