S N Sinha cremated

Patna, Sep 5 (UNI) Mortal remains of the former Bihar Chief Minister S N Sinha were consigned to flames with full state honours here at Bansghat on the bank of the Ganges today.

Son of the Congress MP Nikhil Kumar lit the pyre and performed final rituals in the presence of a host of mourners, including deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, Water Resources Minister Ramashrya Prasad Singh and other ministers of the state cabinet.

State Congress President Sadanand Singh, state RJD president Abdul Bari Siddiqui and several MLAs and MLCs cutting across party lines were present to bid final farewell to the departed leader.

Union Minister of Rural Development Raghuvansh Prasad Singh and other leaders were also present on the occasion.

General secretary of the All India Congress Committee Mukul Wasnik paid floral tribute to the departed leader on behalf of the Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

Earlier Sinha's body was taken to state assembly from his residence at Boring Road. Speaker of the Bihar assembly Uday Narain Chaudhary and other leaders paid floral tributes to former Chief Minister.

The body was taken to state legislative council, where members of the legislative council(MLCs) led by acting chairman Prof Arun Kumar, paid homage to the departed leader.

Later body of the former Chief Minister was taken to Sadaqat Ashram where Congress leaders, workers and common people paid homage to the departed leader.

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