Senior Akali leader Sikander Singh Maluka said that there “had been initial discussions” to construct a memorial dedicated to Parkash Singh Badal in the land, which is owned by the Badal family.
Badal s mortal remains were taken to the family s farmland, around a kilometer from his residence, on a flower-decked tractor-trolley with his son Sukhbir Singh Badal and other family members standing with folded hands as the vehicle moved past the mourners on the route.
Badal (Punjab): Akali stalwart Parkash Singh Badal was cremated with full state honours at his ancestral village in Punjab s Muktsar district on Thursday with thousands of mourners and leaders across the political spectrum paying their last respects to the five-time chief minister.
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal lit the funeral pyre at a special platform erected for the last rites.
Badal s mortal