Nandeli, Raigarh: The final rites of Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel and his son Dinesh, who were killed in Saturday's Naxal attack, were performed with state honours at their native village Nandeli in Raigarh district today.
Mr Patel's younger son Umesh performed the rites in the presence of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister Raman Singh and a host of other leaders.
The funeral procession started from the family's house in Nandeli and converged at a place on the outskirts of the village where Mr Patel's parents had been cremated years ago.
Apart from the Chief Minister and Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Chhattisgarh Assembly Ravindra Choubey, Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Ajay Singh, Madhya Pradesh Congress Chief Kantilal Bhuriya, Chhattisgarh Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar, other cabinet ministers and several senior Congress leaders were present.
Mr Patel's younger son Umesh performed the rites in the presence of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister Raman Singh and a host of other leaders.
The funeral procession started from the family's house in Nandeli and converged at a place on the outskirts of the village where Mr Patel's parents had been cremated years ago.
Apart from the Chief Minister and Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Chhattisgarh Assembly Ravindra Choubey, Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Ajay Singh, Madhya Pradesh Congress Chief Kantilal Bhuriya, Chhattisgarh Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar, other cabinet ministers and several senior Congress leaders were present.
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