UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is unable to attend his fathers funeral scheduled for tomorrow. yogis father Bisht was taking treatment for the last one month and he died today.
Yogi was in a meeting reviewing the Coronavirus in the state of Uttarpradesh. He was unfazed when he received the news of his fathers death. He was saddened and said that the people are first and his father is next.
Right now UP is telling under the trouble of Corona. 14 people died n UP due to Corona and about 1000 cases were reported.
My father has always taught me to be faithful, hardworking and selflessly. I wanted to be with him during his final moments, but could not due to my responsibility to protect Uttar Pradesh’s 23 crore people. I will not be able to attend the funeral programme tomorrow due to the lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus.
I appeal to my mother and my relatives to follow the lockdown protocols while attending the funeral. I will visit after the lockdown ends,” Yogi Adityanath said in a statement.