Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's father Anand Bisht died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi on Monday, officials said.
The BJP leader said he will not attend the funeral as he needed to be in the state for the fight against COVID-19.
Bisht, 89, was admitted to the AIIMS after his health deteriorated. His condition was critical, sources at the hospital said.
He was undergoing treatment at the gastroenterology department, they said.
Bisht's last rites will take place in Haridwar in Uttarakhand on April 21, Media Advisor to the chief minister Mrityunjay Kumar said
In a statement, the chief minister said, "I had the ardent wish to get a glimpse of him at the final moment. However, following a sense of duty towards the state's 23 crore people during the COVID-19 pandemic, I could not do so."
"For the success of the lockdown and the strategy to defeat the novel coronavirus pandemic, I will be unable to attend the last rites on April 21," Adityanath said
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