Dehradun (Uttarakhand): The ashes of Samajwadi Party (SP) founder and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mulayam Singh Yadav were Monday immersed in the Ganges at Haridwar.
Pilgrim priest Shailesh Mohan conducted the final rituals. Mulayam Singh Yadav's family members including children Akhilesh, Dimple, Ram Gopal and Dharmendra were present on the occasion. Apart from this, many local leaders also participated in his ashes immersion ritual.
For the first time, the ashes of a particular person were not immersed in Har ki Paidi, but at Namami Gange Ghat in Haridwar. Actually these days its flow has been stopped to clean the silt in the river. Because of it, there is not that much water on each foot. For this reason it was decided that the ashes of Mulayam Singh Yadav would be immersed at Namami Gange Ghat.
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The Haridwar administration has swung into action following Akhilesh's arrival in Uttarakhand and has started making security arrangements. The SP patriarch passed away on October 10 at the age of 82 during treatment at the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. He was suffering from urinary infection and blood pressure issues.
