Parrikar’s Final Journey: Crowds throng Panaji to pay respects

Mangalore Today News Network

Panaji, Mar 18, 2019 : Thousands of people thronged the streets of the state capital on Monday to catch a final glimpse of Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, as his mortal remains was brought to the BJP office for party workers to pay their respects, Yahoonews reported.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parrikar (63) who had also been the defence minister, died on Sunday, 17 March, at his private residence in Dona Paula near the state capital after battling a pancreatic ailment since February last year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Goa on Monday morning to pay tribute to chief minister Manohar Parrikar who died of pancreatic cancer on Sunday.

Modi left for Goa soon after the Union Cabinet meeting, which was convened to condole the demise of Parrikar.

The Goa chief minister’s body has been kept at the BJP office in Panaji for the party leaders and workers to pay their last respects.

Goans Throng the Streets to Pay Respects to Parrikar

Thousands of people thronged the streets of the state capital on Monday to catch a final glimpse of Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, who died of a pancreatic ailment, as his mortal remains was brought to the BJP office for party workers to pay their respects.

His remains will be taken to Kala Academy, around three kms from the BJP office later on Monday to allow the public to pay their tributes.

Hundreds of Parrikar supporters turned emotional when his mortal remains, wrapped in the tricolour, was brought.

The truck carrying the 63-year-old chief minister’s body travelled 5 km from his private residence in Dona Paula to Panaji. People tried to to catch sight of the popular leader, who rose from the small coastal state to become the country’s defence minister.

The area around the BJP office in the heart of the capital city was packed with people who arrived to pay tribute to Parrikar before his final journey.

Parrikar to Be Accorded State Funeral

Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, who died after a long illness, will be accorded a state funeral with full military honours on Monday, according to the Home Ministry.

Parrikar, 63, who had also been the defence minister, died on Sunday at his private residence in Dona Paula near the state capital after battling a pancreatic ailment since February last year.

MHA Joint Secretary SK Shahi, in an order issued on Sunday, 18 March, said the Ministry of Defence is requested to make arrangements for state funeral with full military honours.

"It has been decided by the government that state funeral will be accorded to the departed dignitary," Shahi has said in the circular.

The final rites of Parrikar will be performed at 5 pm on Monday at the Miramar beach, next to the memorial of Goa’s first chief minister Dayanand Bandodkar, who was also cremated there, a state BJP spokesperson said.

After Parrikar’s demise on Sunday evening, the body was kept at his residence for the night.