India, May 14 -- Thousands of supporters joined the final journey of Prateek Yadav, the younger son of Samajwadi Party founder late Mulayam Singh Yadav, as his last rites were performed in Lucknow today.

The funeral rites were conducted at Baikunth Dham crematorium, where Prateek's father-in-law Arvind Bisht lit the funeral pyre under the supervision of priest Mahendra Sharma.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, senior leader Shivpal Singh Yadav, and Prateek Yadav's two daughters-Prathama and Padmaja-participated in the rituals by placing wood on the pyre as part of the traditional customs. Several family members, including Akhilesh Yadav's son Arjun, were also present at the cremation ground.

Earlier, the final journey began from Pr...