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Sushil Modi to be cremated in Patna, presence of BJP national president JP Nadda likely
Public Lokpal
May 14, 2024
Sushil Modi to be cremated in Patna, presence of BJP national president JP Nadda likely
Patna : The last rites of senior BJP leader and former deputy chief minister of Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi, will take place around 6 pm in Patna on Tuesday, party sources said.
Modi, 72, who was suffering from cancer, died in a New Delhi hospital on Monday evening.
"The mortal remains of Sushil Modi will be brought from Delhi to Patna around 11.30 am and taken to his house in Rajendra Nagar. Later, his body will be taken to the Bihar assembly and the BJP state headquarters where party workers will pay their tribute to the departed leader,” said a senior Bihar BJP member.
The funeral will take place at Digha Ghat Crematorium in Patna, he said, adding, BJP national president J P Nadda is likely to be present.
He will be cremated with full state honours, a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office said.
Modi served as the deputy chief minister of Bihar from 2005 to 2013, and again between 2017 and 2020.
He breathed his last around 9.45 pm at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.
Last month, he took to X to announce that he was battling with cancer for the last six months, and will not be able to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections.
PTI
