Mortal remain of Prakash Pant consigned to flames with full state honours
The mortal remains of Uttarakhand minister Prakash Pant who lost his battle to cancer were consigned to flames here on Saturday with full state honours in the presence of Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Ramesh Pokhriyal.
The funeral pyre was lit by his 21-year-old son Saurabh.
Pant was cremated at the Rameshwar Ghat located at the confluence of Ramganga (east) and Saryu rivers.
Besides Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, a host of others leaders such as BJP's Shyam Jaju and former MP Bhagat Singh Koshiyari were present at the DS Bisht ground to pay their last respect.
The leaders laid wreath on Pant's body which was brought in the town two hours behind schedule. People waited patiently in the scorching sun to pay their tribute to Pant, whose untimely demise left people across the state in shock.
All commercial establishments, government offices and private institutions in Pithoragarh town remained closed as a mark of respect to the departed ...