COVID-19: People gather in large number at funeral of former Ulhasnagar MLA Jyoti Kalani

Hundreds of citizens took to the streets to pay their last respects to former NCP MLA, Mayor Jyoti Kalani. Former Ulhasnagar MLA Jyoti Kalani died on Sunday night due to cardiac arrest, her family sources said. She was 70. Jyoti Kalani had also served as mayor of Ulhasnagar in Thane district of Maharashtra.

The Police had to intervene and disperse the crowd gathered for the funeral. Pappu Kalani and his son Omi Kalani, who were on 14-day parole, gave a speech. Jyoti Kalani worked till the last moment to keep the political empire built by Pappu Kalani in Ulhasnagar intact and for the development of the city.

She was associated with the Natinoalist Congress Party (NCP). She is wife of Ulhasnagar strongman Pappu Kalani, who is undergoing life term in a murder case. Jyoti Kalani in 2014 for first time contested MLA election on the NCP''s ticket and defeated BJP''s MLA Kumar Ailani. 

The funeral procession started from Kalani Mahal at 2.30 pm on Monday. During the funeral procession, citizens broke Coronavirus rules to pay their last respect.