Centre declares 2 days of state mourning as mark of respect to Parkash Singh Badal

The central government announced that state mourning will be observed across India to pay respect to former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal who died on April 25.

The two-day state mourning will be observed from April 26 to 27 where the national flag will be flown at half-mast on all buildings where it is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment for these two days.

Former Punjab chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch Parkash Singh Badal passed away at the age of 95 on Tuesday. The confirmation of the SAD patron’s death was shared by the personal assistant of his son and party president Sukhbir Singh Badal. The veteran politician’s last rites will be performed in Bhatinda’s Badal village.

Parkash Singh Badal served as the chief minister of Punjab from 1970-71, from 1977-80 and from 2007-2017. He is survived by his wife Surinder Kaur Badal, son Sukhbir Singh Badal, and daughter-in-law Harsimrat Kaur Badal.