In Adityanath’s absence, last rites of his father performed in Pauri Garhwal

Visuals from last rites of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s father Anand Singh Bisht.

Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) [India], April 21 (ANI): Last rites of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ‘s father Anand Singh Bisht were performed here in Phool Chatti on Tuesday.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat attended the last rites ceremony of Bisht, who passed away at AIIMS in Delhi on Monday. Adityanath did not take part in his father’s last rites.

He had earlier said he will not take part in the rituals to ensure enforcement of lockdown and to defeat COVID-19 pandemic in Uttar Pradesh.

All those in attendance at the ceremony were seen wearing masks. Adityanath had also urged for minimal number of people to be present for the rituals in view of the COVID-19 spread. Several political leaders had on Monday condoled Bisht’s demise.

Adityanath reviews lockdown situation in UP, urges more COVID-19 testing

Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday reviewed the lockdown situation in the state and directed senior officials to conduct more COVID-19 testing.

The Chief Minister’s direction came during a meeting with senior officials in Lucknow over COVID-19. “The Chief Minister specially reviewed the lockdown and said that complete testing should be done in hotspots and outside hotspots too, in districts like Kanpur, the burden of testing is high.

Special arrangements should be made for such districts,” state Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Avnish Awasthi said. Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Medical and Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said that there are 1,294 positive cases of COVID-19 in the state, including 1,134 active cases and 140 discharged. (ANI)