Thousands of devotees on Wednesday joined the funeral procession of Baba Hardev Singh, head of the Nirankari Mission, choking arterial roads in north Delhi.
The procession started early in the morning from the mission’s main centre at the Kingsway Camp area and ended in the afternoon at the Nigam Bodh Ghat.
Thousands of devotees thronged the roads to catch the last glimpse of the spiritual leader, as the procession passed through Burari, Outer Ring Road, Parmanand Colony, Mall Road, Ring Road and Kashmere Gate ISBT, clogging all arterial roads.
Commuters heading towards south took diversion from the Outer Ring Road towards Madhuban Chowk and GTK Road from Mubarka Chowk to Azadpur and then turned right on the Ring Road heading towards Punjabi Bagh. Motorists destined towards north were diverted through the trans-Yamuna region. However, in no time, the diversion routes too witnessed long tailbacks and traffic was thrown out of gear.
Hardev Singh (62), head of the Nirankari Mission, was killed in a road accident in Canada on May 13.
