Latur, Dec. 13 -- Veteran Congress leader and former union minister Shivraj Patil's last rites were performed with full state honours in his home district of Latur in Maharashtra on Saturday, with several senior political leaders cutting across party lines attending the ceremony.
Among those present were Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, and Karnataka Minister Eshwar Khandre. Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal and Latur Lok Sabha MP Shivaji Kolge also attended the ceremony.
A prominent member of the Lingayat community, Patil was buried at his farm in Varvanti village, located around six kilometr...