Odishatv Bureau

Lucknow/ New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's father Anand Singh Bisht died on Monday morning, an official said.

"Honourable CM's father left for his heavenly abode at 10.44 am. Our deepest condolences," Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said in a statement.

Bisht was undergoing treatment at the gastroenterology department of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, sources at the hospital said.

He was admitted after his health deteriorated and his condition was critical, they said.

Condolences are pouring in on the demise of Anand Singh Bisht, father of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who passed away on Monday morning in Delhi.

Governor Anandiben Patel offered her condolences to the departed soul and prayers for the family.

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also condoled the demise of Adityanath's father.

Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya, in a tweet, expressed grief at the demise and said that may God give strength to the family to bear the loss.


Almost all state ministers including Satish Mahana, Siddhartha Nath Singh, Shrikant Mishra, Suresh Rana, Satish Dwivedi, Rajendra Pratap Singh, Brijesh Pathak offered condolences to the bereaved family.


Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav tweeted his condolence to the family.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also condoled the death of Adityanath's father.

State Congress President Ajay Kumar Lallu also expressed grief at the passing away of Anand Singh Bisht, who had been ailing for quite some time.

(With Agency Inputs)

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