Lucknow:
The BJP has cancelled the launch of its manifesto for the elections in Uttar Pradesh as a mark to respect to Lata Mangeshkar, who died today at the age of 92. The government has announced a two-day mourning for the iconic singer, whose state funeral will be held at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park this evening.
The Uttar Pradesh BJP’s programme to launch the manifesto, for which Union minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, party leaders Swatantra Dev and Keshav Maurya were in Lucknow, was called off and the leaders held a two-minute silence for the departed singer.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to tweet his condolences.
“I am anguished beyond words. The kind and caring Lata Didi has left us. She leaves a void in our nation that cannot be filled. The coming generations will remember her as a stalwart of Indian culture, whose melodious voice had an unparalleled ability to mesmerise people,” his post read.
