Former minister and Shiromani Akali leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa will be cremated today in his native village Ubhawal in Sangrur district. Earlier in the morning, his body reached his village from Chandigarh via Rajpura, Patiala, Bhawanigarh. Where the body has been kept for the last darshan. The last rites will be held at village Ubhawal at three o’clock.
The body was kept in Chandigarh yesterday
Earlier on Thursday, his body was taken from Fortis Hospital in Mohali to Chandigarh, where many celebrities had reached for his last darshan. During this, leaders of Akali Dal, Aam Aadmi Party, Congress and BJP reached for his last darshan.
On this occasion, Jalandhar MLA Pargat Singh said that he was a very good leader. He contributed a lot to sports. He was active in decency politics for a long time. He was a person of positive thinking. His departure has caused a loss that will never be filled. Congress leader Tript Singh Bajwa said that he was a very big personality.
Breatheed his last in Mohali on 28 May
Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa breathed his last in Mohali. He was admitted to Fortis Hospital, Mohali on 27 May 2025 in a critical condition. The hospital has said in its statement that he had pneumonia and complex heart problems, which were aggravated due to age-related diseases. Despite the best efforts by the team of specialist doctors, he could not be saved due to cardiac arrest and heart failure at around 5:05 pm on 28 May.