Parkash Singh Badal Cremation

Parkash Singh Badal was cremated with full state honours at his ancestral village in Punjab's Muktsar district on Thursday with thousands of mourners and leaders across political spectrum paying their last respects to the five-time chief minister.

NCP leader Sharad Pawar, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Harjinder Singh Dhami were among those who paid their last respects to Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal today.

A day before Moga shuts down in protest against the death of a teenager, who was molested and then shoved off a running bus, the family has agreed to cremate the body, following intervention by Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, sources said.

Parkash Singh Badal was cremated with full state honours at his ancestral village in Punjab's Muktsar district on Thursday with thousands of mourners and leaders across political spectrum paying their last respects to the five-time chief minister.

NCP leader Sharad Pawar, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Harjinder Singh Dhami were among those who paid their last respects to Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal today.

A day before Moga shuts down in protest against the death of a teenager, who was molested and then shoved off a running bus, the family has agreed to cremate the body, following intervention by Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, sources said.