Doraha (Ludhiana), April 25, 2013: Mata Narinder Kaur Gill, mother of senior Congress leader Jagjeevanpal Singh Gill expired here today after a brief illness.
She was 76.
Mata Narinder Kaur Gill was the niece (sister’s daughter) of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh.
Her mortal remains were consigned to flames in the afternoon. A large number of people belonging to different sections of the society and political parties attended the funeral.
Former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. A special wreath was laid on his behalf on her body by his OSD Karanpal Singh Sekhon. He was accompanied by Congress leader Jagdeep Sidhu.
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari also sent his condolence message as he was busy in the parliament session.
Expressing profound grief over the death, he said, this was an irreparable loss to the family and prayed for the peace to the departed soul.
Punjab Congress general secretary and Dhuri MLA Arvind Khanna also expressed his condolences to the bereaved family. He said, he was shocked and grieved to learn about the sudden and untimely death of Mata Narinder Kaur saying he stood by the family in this hour of grief.
Ludhiana District Congress Committee President Pawan Dewan has also condoled the death of Mata Narinder Kaur. He expressed his condolences to the bereaved family.