Archive · 30 Nov 2025
Thousands Mourn Congress Leader Sriprakash Jaiswal in Kanpur
A big crowd of people in Kanpur came out to say goodbye to Sriprakash Jaiswal, a well-known political leader who passed away at 81.
He was a former Union minister and had served as an MP three times.
His funeral was a big event with many important people attending.
His family, including his sons and grandchildren, performed the last rites.
Many people from different political parties came to pay their respects.
He was remembered as a leader who had a big impact on the city's politics.
Thousands of people attended the funeral procession of Sriprakash Jaiswal in Kanpur.
Jaiswal was cremated with full state honours at Bhairon Ghat.
The procession started at his residence and passed through his ancestral home and the Congress office.
Prominent leaders from various political parties attended the funeral and offered condolences.
Jaiswal served as Minister of State for Home Affairs and Union Minister for Coal.
- Who
- Sriprakash Jaiswal, former Union minister and three-time Congress MP
- What
- Funeral procession and cremation with full state honours
- When
- November 30, 2023, starting around 11:50 AM
- Where
- Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Why
- To pay respects and bid farewell to the late political leader
- Name
- Sriprakash Jaiswal
- Age at Death
- 81
- Cause of Death
- Cardiac arrest
- Date of Death
- November 29, 2023
- Date of Funeral
- November 30, 2023
- Cremation Location
- Bhairon Ghat, Kanpur
- Notable Positions
- Former Union Minister for Coal, Minister of State for Home Affairs
- Number of MP Terms
- Three