Karnal, March 14 – Smt. Prem Kaur Kalyan (87), mother of Haryana Assembly Speaker Harvinder Kalyan, has completed her earthly journey and merged into the divine embrace of the Lord. She had been in poor health for some time. Her last rites were performed this afternoon at the Shivpuri cremation ground in the village of Kutail. Assembly Speaker Harvinder Kalyan and his brother, Devender Kalyan (Election Commissioner, Haryana), along with their brother Samar Singh Kalyan, lit the funeral pyre. A large number of people—including villagers as well as representatives from political, religious, and social organizations—attended the funeral ceremony.
Smt. Prem Kaur Kalyan passed away last night around 12:00 AM. She had been ailing for a considerable period. She had returned home about a week ago after being discharged from the hospital. Her mortal remains were transported in a hearse from her residence—Kalyan Farm, Madhuban—to the Shivpuri cremation ground, where the Kalyan brothers shouldered the bier. While performing the final rites, Harvinder Kalyan and his brother Devender Kalyan, joined by their brother Samar Singh Kalyan, lit the funeral pyre.
Present on this occasion were a large number of dignitaries and citizens, including BJP District President Praveen Lather; Vice-Chancellor of Kutail Medical University, Vikas Bhatia; representative of the Union Minister, Kavinder Rana; former Minister Shashi Pal Mehta; former MLAs Ramesh Kashyap and Narendra Sangwan; senior BJP leader Brij Gupta; Chairman of Gharaunda Municipality, Happy Luck Gupta; Market Committee Chairman Rajkumar Paliwal; District General Secretary Subhash Kashyap; former Chairman Nirmal Bairagi; ADGP Ravi Kiran; SDM Rajesh Soni; DSP Manoj Kumar; HCS officer Gaurav Kumar; Municipal Secretary Ravi Prakash; Chand Bhatia (son of former MP Sanjay Bhatia); Harpal Dhanda (brother of the Education Minister); Sanjay Khanchi; Gaurav Kalyan; Virender Lather; Ramkishan; Anil Rana; and Naib Tehsildar Arvind.