<p>Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday visited Parkash Singh Badal's native village in Punjab's Muktsar and expressed grief at the passing of the SAD patriarch.</p>.<p>Yadav also met Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and his wife, former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, and paid tribute to the five-time former Punjab chief minister who died on Tuesday at 95.</p>.<p>Badal had not been keeping well and was admitted to the Fortis Hospital in Mohali on April 16 after he complained of uneasiness while breathing.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/leaders-across-political-spectrum-at-parkash-singh-badals-village-to-pay-last-respects-1213467.html" target="_blank">Leaders across political spectrum at Parkash Singh Badal's village to pay last respects</a></strong></p>.<p>His last rites were performed at Badal village with full state honours on Thursday.</p>.<p>Thousands of mourners and leaders from across the political spectrum had turned up for Badal's funeral.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a floral tribute to the SAD patriarch in Chandigarh on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday visited Parkash Singh Badal's native village in Punjab's Muktsar and expressed grief at the passing of the SAD patriarch.</p>.<p>Yadav also met Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and his wife, former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, and paid tribute to the five-time former Punjab chief minister who died on Tuesday at 95.</p>.<p>Badal had not been keeping well and was admitted to the Fortis Hospital in Mohali on April 16 after he complained of uneasiness while breathing.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/leaders-across-political-spectrum-at-parkash-singh-badals-village-to-pay-last-respects-1213467.html" target="_blank">Leaders across political spectrum at Parkash Singh Badal's village to pay last respects</a></strong></p>.<p>His last rites were performed at Badal village with full state honours on Thursday.</p>.<p>Thousands of mourners and leaders from across the political spectrum had turned up for Badal's funeral.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a floral tribute to the SAD patriarch in Chandigarh on Wednesday.</p>