General Bipin Rawat cremated with full Military Honours at Brar Square Crematorium
First Published: 10th December, 2021 18:22 IST
The last rites of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, and his wife Madhulika Rawat were performed with full military honours at the Brar Square crematorium at Delhi
The last rites of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, and his wife Madhulika Rawat were performed with full military honours at the Brar Square crematorium at Delhi Cantonment today.
The Chief of Defence Staff was accorded a sombre 17-gun salute in presence of about 800 service personnel who took part in the cremation ceremony.
Kritika and Tarini Rawat, daughters of CDS General Bipin Rawat and Madhulika Rawat, paid their last tributes to their parents today.
Also read: Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat No more
Several people joined the funeral procession with chants of ‘Vande Mataram’ as it proceeded towards the crematorium.
While the cortege of the CDS was proceeding towards Brar Square crematorium, the citizens were seen chanting “Jab tak suraj chaand rahega, Bipin ji ka naam rahega”.
Also Read: PM Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Condole death of General Bipin Rawat
People were seen along the sides of the road with banners and national flags while the cortege made its way.
Meanwhile, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Mansukh Mandaviya, Smriti Irani, Narendra Singh Tomar and Sarbananda Sonowal had, earlier in the day, reached the residence of General Bipin Rawat to pay their last respects.
Besides the Union Ministers, several political leaders such as–Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Harish Singh Rawat, BJP chief JP Nadda and DMK leaders A Raja and Kanimozhi, among others, laid a wreath on the mortal remains of the CDS and his wife.
Sadly, mortal remains of only three persons — General Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and Brigadier Lidder — had been positively identified so far.
Brigadier Lidder was cremated with military honours earlier in the day.
Watch:
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live Haflong rail connectivity: Restoration works in Lampur and New Harangajao under progress
04th May 2024Live Meghalaya: Power situation is comfortable, says MeECL Chairman
04th May 2024Live Arunachal Pradesh: Truck veers off road and plunges into Kurung river
04th May 2024Live Tripura: Severe shortage of petrol and diesel; situation remains unchanged
04th May 2024WE RECOMMEND
IAF takes delivery of second C295 transport aircraft
In a statement, Airbus Defence and Space said that of the total 56 aircraft ordered by the Indian customer, 16 will be produced by Airbus in Seville, Spain.
04th May 2024Suspense continues over Rahul, Priyanka’s candidatures from Raebareli and Amethi; final decision today
The sources added that along with Congress leaders, its partners in the INDIA bloc also suggested that Rahul contest Amethi.
02nd May 2024Close to 100 schools in Delhi-NCR get bomb threat mails. Who sent the mails? What is the truth?
According to Delhi Police, the bomb threats sent via email to schools originated from Russia, as indicated by the IP address of the email, which was traced back to the domain "mail.ru"
01st May 2024Multiple schools across Delhi-NCR receive bomb threat, students evacuated; Delhi Police begin probe
Bomb detection teams, bomb disposal squads and officials of Delhi Fire Service have been rushed to schools and search operations are underway, a police officer said.
01st May 2024Delhi HC directs government to frame policy for compensating deaths due to Chinese ‘manjha’
In 2017, the Chinese Manjha was banned by the Indian government.
01st May 2024