Lucknow | He was named Kalyan Singh and devoted his whole life to ‘Jan Kalyan’. He was synonymous with faith and commitment to politics and spent the largest part of his life working for the welfare of the people.
With these sincere words, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former Chief Minister Kalyan Singh.
The Prime Minister, accompanied by BJP President JP Nadda, left for Lucknow on Sunday and went straight to the veteran leader’s residence at Mall Avenue, where he laid wreaths and spent about 25 minutes talking to the late leader’s family members.
The Prime Minister later went back to the airport and returned to Delhi.
The Prime Minister was received by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel at the airport.
Earlier in the morning, Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati also reached the former Chief Minister’s residence and paid floral tributes to the departed soul.
The body of Kalyan Singh will now be taken to the Vidhan Bhavan for two hours where MLAs and ministers will pay tribute to him.
After this, the body will be taken to the BJP state headquarters where party workers will pay tribute to the late leader.
Later in the afternoon, Kalyan Singh’s body will be taken to Aligarh, where his body will be kept in the stadium so that people can pay tribute to him.
The last rites will take place on Monday at Narora Ghat in Bulandshahr.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will go to Aligarh with the body.
