New Delhi: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan’s mortal remains were flown to Patna on Friday evening and his last rites will be performed there today afternoon.
According to sources, the cremation will take place with full state honours at 1.30 pm at the Janardan Ghat in Patna.
On Friday, Paswan’s daughter from his first wife and her husband staged a protest at Patna Airport after they were not allowed entry inside to receive the body of the departed leader.
Paswan’s daughter Asha Devi and her husband Anil Sadhu protested in front of the car of Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi when he had come to receive the body of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) founder.
Paswan was a Minister in Central governments headed by Janata Dal, the Congress and the BJP, since 1989.
He served as a Minister in governments headed by V P Singh, H D Deve Gowda, I K Gujaral, Atal Bihar Vajpayee, Manmohan Singh and now Narendra Modi.