LUCKNOW: BSP chief Mayawati lost her mother, Ramrati, 92, to prolonged illness on Saturday afternoon. Her cremation is scheduled to take place in Delhi on Sunday.
Mayawati’s father Prabhu Dayal passed away almost exactly a year back on November 19, at the age of 95 years.
The news of the death was issued by party’s national general secretary and MP Satish Chandra Mishra who said that Ramrati was undergoing treatment at a Delhi hospital and died of heart failure.
“May everyone get the strength to bear this loss. Her final rites will be conducted on Sunday after Behenji reaches Delhi and other family members can also come together,” Mishra said.
Party sources said that immediately after getting the news of her mother’s death, the former UP chief minister left for Delhi and paid her last respects to her mother at her Thyagaraj Road residence. “Behenji was extremely close to her parents and after losing her father in 2020, she had directed party workers not to celebrate her birthday this year, which is ordinarily a big event for us. She had been in Lucknow for several days due to elections but left as soon as she received the sad news on Saturday afternoon. The cremation will take place on Sunday,” said a party member.
