Hoshiarpur : In the presence of thousands of followers and devotees, the president of the Vishav Hindu Parishad (Northern India), a veteran BJP leader and former state minister, Mahant Ram Parkash Dass, was cremated on the premises of his Dera Baba Lal Dayal in Rampur Haler village here this afternoon. His successor Romesh Shastri lit the pyre. Mahant Ram Parkash Dass, along with six members of a family, was injured in an accident on November 4 when one of his disciples, Mulakh Raj of Rampur, requested him to enter his newly purchased Tata Sumo. As soon as he entered the car, it started moving and crashed into the wall of the dera. Following some complications, he was taken to Fortis Hospital, Mohali, on November 6, where he succumbed to his injuries last night. Among those who attended the cremation were state ministers Manoranjan Kalia and Master Mohan Lal, Avinash Rai Khanna, a member of the Rajya Sabha, and MLA Amarjit Singh Sahi. In his condolence message, Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal described Mahant Ram Parkash as a respected and popular BJP leader of the Doaba region, who worked tirelessly for the uplift of underprivileged and downtrodden sections of society throughout his life.
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