Tag: Funeral

  • Controversy over the burial of the dead body, the deceased had converted

    Controversy over the burial of the dead body, the deceased had converted

    Kondagaon. After conversion in Chhattisgarh, such cases often come to the fore in which there is a dispute regarding the burial of the dead body after the death of someone in the family of the convert. One such case has come to the fore from Jaitpuri village, where there was a dispute over the last rites. Actually, this case pertains to Jaitpuri village of Kotwali area, where after the death of a young man, there was a dispute over the burial of his dead body in the village. The reason for this dispute was nothing but conversion. It is being told that the young man had converted his religion due to which the villagers did not allow the dead body of the young man to be cremated in the village. The dispute escalated to such an extent that the Kotwali police also had to reach the spot, after which the last rites of the young man were performed at Kondagaon.

    Please tell that this is not the first time this has happened. Many similar cases have come to the fore in the past as well, one of which was of a converted woman in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar. Here too, after the death of the woman, there was a fierce ruckus regarding the burial of her dead body and the villagers stopped the family members who were going to bury the dead body in the village.

  • Badal’s cremation Thursday, Punjab declares holiday

    Badal’s cremation Thursday, Punjab declares holiday

    CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has announced a public holiday on Thursday in honour of Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch and five-time Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who passed away on April 25.

    Badal breathed his last at a private hospital near here at the age of 95. He had been suffering from various health issues for some time.

    Since the cremation of Badal is to be performed on Thursday, the state government has announced a public holiday for the day, officials told IANS.

    The last rites will be held at his ancestral village Badal in Muktsar district. 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 a.m. to noon on Wednesday. Later it will be transported to his ancestral village by road. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government has declared national mourning on Wednesday and Thursday following Badal’s demise.

    Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann mourned the loss and said the state had lost a towering figure. Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered his decades-long association with Badal and said his death was a personal loss to him. Badal also served as a Union Minister in the late 1970s.

    –IANS