The mortal remains of the former Delhi CM will be taken from his residence to BJP office where it will be kept from 12 in the noon to 2 pm for paying last respects. The final journey to Nigambodh Ghat will begin from Pant Marg at 2 pm. The last rites of the funeral will be performed at 3 pm.
Who was Madan Lal Khurana ?
- Khurana, a veteran BJP leader and a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was the Chief Minister of Delhi from the year 1993 to 1996.
- In the year 2004 he was appointed the governor of Rajasthan.
- Khurana was given the title of ‘Dilli Ka Sher’ for his outstanding work for the state.
- Khurana is credited with reviving BJP in New Delhi, after BJP suffered badly in the 1984 general elections, following the death of Indira Gandhi.
- He was born on 15 October 1936 in Lyallpur, Punjab Province (British India) , which is now called Faisalabad in Punjab, Pakistan .
- He was 12 years old when his family was forced to migrate to Delhi after partition. They began to stitch their life together again at a refugee colony at Kirti Nagar in New Delhi.
- He did his graduation from Kirori Mal College under Delhi University.
- Madan Lal Khurana along with leaders Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Kedar Nath Sahani and Kanwar Lal Gupta founded the Delhi chapter of the Jan Sangh, which in 1980 transformed into BJP.
- He was the Jan Sangh's general secretary from 1965 to 1967.
- Khurana is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters. One of his sons had died last month.