Badal was a tall leader, his demise is huge jolt: Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar, Apr 26: Parkash Singh Badal was a leader who worked for the country and fought for the truth, and his passing away is a huge jolt, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said here on Wednesday.
“The news about Badal’s demise is very unfortunate. He was a tall leader in India. In fact, I will say that there was no leader like him. No one can forget the sacrifices he made for the country,” Farooq Abdullah told PTI.
He said there is no leader in the country who is not paying tributes to Badal as “he worked (for the people) and treated everyone equally, irrespective of religion, language”.
“He (Badal) worked for the country. Today, we have received a huge jolt as a tall leader has left us when the country is passing through a difficult period,” the NC leader said.
The Lok Sabha member from Srinagar said the biggest tribute to the Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch is to follow his footsteps.
“Those of us who are alive, should together think about how to make this country stronger, increase brotherhood, and follow the footprints of Badal ji, so that we can take the country forward. This will be the biggest tribute to him. He gave many sacrifices for the country. He fought for the country, he fought for truth,” the NC president said.