Uttar Pradesh: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s father passed away in Delhi on Monday morning.
Yogi Adityanath’s father Anand Singh Bisht, 89 is a former forest ranger.
He was undergoing treatment at AIIMS in Delhi and was on ventilator for the past many days. He had been in AIIMS since March 13.
“CM Yogi Adityanath’s father left for his heavenly abode at 10.44 am. Our deepest condolences,” UP Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish K Awasthi.
Adityanath was chairing a covid-19 meeting when he was informed about his father’s death.
Expressing grief over his father’s death, the Chief Minister said he would not be able to attend the last rites tomorrow.
“I am very saddened to hear the news of my father demise. My father has always taught me to be faithful, hardworking and selflessly. I wanted to be with him during his final moments, but could not due to my responsibility to protect Uttar Pradesh’s 23 crore people. I will not be able to attend the funeral programme tomorrow due to the lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus. I appeal to my mother and my relatives to follow the lockdown protocols while attending the funeral. I will visit after the lockdown ends,” Yogi Adityanath said in a statement.
