Adityanath to stay away from father’s funeral

21/04/2020, PRESS TRUST OF INDIA,LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s father Anand Bisht died on Monday and will be cremated in Haridwar at a funeral which will not be attended by the Chief Minister, who said he is duty-bound to stay in his State.

Mr. Bisht, 89, was admitted to the gastroenterology department of the AIIMS.

In a statement, the Chief Minister said, “I had the ardent wish to get a glimpse of him at the final moment. However, following a sense of duty towards the State’s 23 crore people during the COVID-19 pandemic, I could not do so. For the success of the lockdown and the strategy to defeat the novel coronavirus pandemic, I will be unable to attend the last rites on April 21.”