Mulayam Singh Yadav’s body was kept at his ‘kothi’ at Saifai.
Etawah (UP):
Song of “Netaji .” amar rahein“reverberated throughout Saifai as people from across the length and breadth of Uttar Pradesh gathered in the home village of socialist leader Mulayam Singh Yadav for his final holiday on Monday. died on Monday morning at a private hospital in Gurugram and his body arrived in Saifai in the evening.
The body of the Samajwadi Party patriarch was kept at ‘kothi‘and the cremation will take place on Tuesday afternoon.
While grieving civilians and party supporters lined up, the fact that “VIPs” as well as many current and former UP legislative council members are trying their best to win the right to participate will not easier. kothi.
A private security official told one MLC and one former MLC, denying them backdoor access.
Besides the crowd of people waiting for the body at the site, Samajwadi Party chairman Akhilesh Yadav, former MP Dharmendra Yadav and other family members were present when the body was removed from the ambulance.
Mulayam Singh Yadav’s brother, Shivpal Yadav, was seen comforting Akhilesh Yadav, placing his hand on his shoulder as he fell.
Immediately after the bodies were interred for the last “darshans”, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Jal Shakti Chief Minister Swatantra Dev Singh and BJP State President Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary came and paid their respects. They also sent condolences to Akhilesh Yadav.
According to an official statement released in Lucknow, Mr. Adityanath visited Saifai and paid his respects to former prime minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. He also on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Anandiben Patel and the government of Uttar Pradesh sent flowers of gratitude.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Chhattisgarh Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Bihar Minister Nitesh Kumar are likely to be here.
The merchants in the district decided to close the market on October 11 as a respect for the leader.
According to a senior official, in view of the crowded situation of people, including VVIPs and VIPs expected to visit the coffin of the late leader, tight security measures have been taken. . Crowds of locals, party staff, leaders and women keep coming to Saifai village to offer their condolences and pay their respects to the departed soul.
“For us, he’s like God,” Jaikesh Yadav, who came here with a lot of people from the Etah district, about 150 kilometers away, told PTI as he struggled to gain access to the darshan.
Indrajit Singh Yadav said he left his home in Jaunpur while Rahul Singh Yadav came from Prayagraj after news of Yadav’s death broke out.
A private security official managing the queue estimated that about 10,000 people paid their last respects until 9.30pm.
Among those struggling to gain entry is a 72-year-old man from a nearby village.
“I had leg surgery a few years ago and it was permanently disabled,” the elderly man told PTI, recalling Yadav as a “great leader”.
Saifai’s Pradhan, Ramphal Valmiki, said people from all over the country and different districts of Uttar Pradesh who had been in contact with ‘Netaji’ or were his followers, both politically and non-politically , will come here to pay their last. respect.
Mr. Valmiki said a giant sandal had been erected at the site of the final ceremonies so that everyone could sit and watch.
All members of the Netaji family are present in Saifai, he added.
Yadav, a former defense minister who also served as the minister of Uttar Pradesh three times, died at the age of 82 on Monday.
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