Amritsar, June 16
The mortal remains of veteran CPI leader Satya Pal Dang, who was in the forefront of the battle against terror in Punjab, were consigned to flames with full state honours here today.
Hundreds of mourners, including family members, friends, admirers and leaders across political spectrum, bade a tearful adieu to him at the Naraingarh crematorium.
While no senior politician from the ruling Akali Dal was present, hundreds of Communist party workers and leaders, including CPI national secretary Amarjit Kaur, paid tributes to Dang.
Prominent among others present were former Punjab minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla (BJP), Congress leader Rajkumar Verka, former Vidhan Sabha Deputy Speaker Darbari Lal and District Congress Committee chief Jugal Kishore Sharma.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Jasbir Singh laid a wreath to pay tributes to the veteran leader on behalf of the state government.
Anil Dang, nephew of the communist leader, lit the pyre as a contingent of Punjab Police reversed arms and fired shots in the air as a mark of respect to the departed leader.
The CPI youth brigade, comprising boys and girls wearing red shirts and holding red flags, also attended the funeral. Earlier, a large number of people thronged Dang’s house to pay their last respects. Later, the body was kept in the party office for public to pay homage.
Dang, a firebrand leader of the student movement, died here yesterday after protracted illness at the age of 92. He was elected four times to the Punjab Assembly from Amritsar. He was also the state Food Minister in 1967.
At the height of terrorism in Punjab in the 1980s, Dang was vocal and active against the forces of secession. His wife Vimla Dang, also a CPI leader, died in May 2009. The couple, who had waged a relentless fight for the downtrodden, opted not to have any child as they did not want to divert their attention from people's struggle.
The mortal remains of veteran CPI leader Satya Pal Dang, who was in the forefront of the battle against terror in Punjab, were consigned to flames with full state honours here today.
Hundreds of mourners, including family members, friends, admirers and leaders across political spectrum, bade a tearful adieu to him at the Naraingarh crematorium.
While no senior politician from the ruling Akali Dal was present, hundreds of Communist party workers and leaders, including CPI national secretary Amarjit Kaur, paid tributes to Dang.
Prominent among others present were former Punjab minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla (BJP), Congress leader Rajkumar Verka, former Vidhan Sabha Deputy Speaker Darbari Lal and District Congress Committee chief Jugal Kishore Sharma.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Jasbir Singh laid a wreath to pay tributes to the veteran leader on behalf of the state government.
Anil Dang, nephew of the communist leader, lit the pyre as a contingent of Punjab Police reversed arms and fired shots in the air as a mark of respect to the departed leader.
The CPI youth brigade, comprising boys and girls wearing red shirts and holding red flags, also attended the funeral. Earlier, a large number of people thronged Dang’s house to pay their last respects. Later, the body was kept in the party office for public to pay homage.
Dang, a firebrand leader of the student movement, died here yesterday after protracted illness at the age of 92. He was elected four times to the Punjab Assembly from Amritsar. He was also the state Food Minister in 1967.
At the height of terrorism in Punjab in the 1980s, Dang was vocal and active against the forces of secession. His wife Vimla Dang, also a CPI leader, died in May 2009. The couple, who had waged a relentless fight for the downtrodden, opted not to have any child as they did not want to divert their attention from people's struggle.
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