Nawanshahr pays last tributes to its MLA
Saturday, 17/09/2011
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The mortal remains of the SAD legislator Jatinder Singh Kariha, who died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday, was consigned to the flames at his native village Kariha today.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Dr Daljit Singh Cheema, Harcharan Bains, media adviser of the CM, former Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal, former ministers Master Mohan Lal, Chaudhary Swarna Ram, Jathedar Tota Singh and Jathedar Kuldip Singh Wadala were among those who attended the funeral.
The body was brought to the cremation site in a specially decorated vehicle from the airconditioned mortuary at Pandora Mohalla Shamshan Bhoomi in the morning. Thousands of people had queued up at the Old Grain Market, Nehru Gate, Chandigarh Chowk and Ambedkar Chowk to pay floral tributes to the departed soul. Some of them accompanied the funeral procession.
Kariha's pyre was lit by his grandson Harman Sandhu amid enchanting of prayers by Sant Baba Labh Singh of Quila Anandgarh Sahib and Jathedar Tarlochan Singh of Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib, Anandpur Sahib. The bhog and antim ardas will take place on September 24. The Chief Minister said Kariha would be remembered as a “gentleman-politician”. He said the death was a great setback to the SAD.
