Former Bikaner royal family member, “Rajmata” Sushila Kumari passed away on Friday night due to prolonged illness. She was 94 years old.
Family sources said that his last rites will be performed on Sunday with full state honors and his body has been kept at Junagarh Fort in Bikaner for people to pay their last respects.
Siddhi Kumari, the granddaughter of the deceased and sitting BJP MLA from Bikaner East, reached the hospital where she was admitted on Friday night to meet her ailing grandmother.
After the death of Karni Singh in 1988, Sushila Kumari was looking after the affairs of the then royal family.
Rajasthan BJP President Satish Poonia has expressed grief over his death.
Received the sad news of the demise of Param Pujya Rajmata Sushila Kumari ji, former Rajmata of Bikaner Rajgharana, who was associated with social service throughout her life. May God give the departed soul a place at his holy feet. om Shanti. he said in a tweet in Hindi.