Overview
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Lal’s residence to pay floral tributes and meet the family before the funeral procession.
- The final rites were held at the Faridpur cremation ground with a guard of honour as thousands of supporters and leaders attended.
- Lal fell ill during lunch after a review meeting chaired by Animal Husbandry Minister Dharampal Singh at the Circuit House and was rushed to a private hospital.
- Doctors at Medicity/Medisiti Hospital, including Dr Vimal Bhardwaj, said he arrived in critical condition, received CPR and ventilator support, and was declared dead shortly after arrival.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the chief minister posted condolences, while reports highlighted his two-term tenure from the reserved Faridpur seat and his role as a Rohilkhand University history professor; outlets differed on his exact age, noting he had marked his birthday a day earlier.