Chandigarh, August 3 : Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today attended the Bhog ceremony of Punjab’s singing sensation late Ishmeet Singh at Ludhiana at "risk to his personal safety".
According to CM’s Media Advisor Harcharan Bains, the Chief Minister was on his way from Delhi to Ludhiana this morning but was unable to land at Ludhiana due to inclement weather and had to return to Chandigarh. Against professional advice, the Chief Minister again flew to Ludhiana to join the people in paying their respects at the Bhog of late Ishmeet Singh. Later in the Bhog ceremony, the Chief Minister said that Ishmeet’s loss was a personal tragedy for him and he was satisfied that despite bad weather he could join the family in their grief today.