The last rites of the former Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh was performed at Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi today. Dr Singh breathed his last on Thursday at the age of 92.
The mortal remains of Dr Singh were kept at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters for an hour from 8.30 am for the people and Congress workers to pay their obeisance.
A fresh row has erupted over the building of a memorial for Manmohan Singh. The Congress demanded to hold former PM Manmohan Singh's state funeral at the location where a memorial will be built to honour his legacy. The Ministry of Home Affairs said a space for the memorial has been allocated, but didn't specify the location of it.
The BJP said the Congress should stop playing dirty politics on the death of Dr Singh. "Congress should recall how they treated former PM Narasimha Rao Ji after his death. The daughter of Shri Pranab Mukherjee also has tweeted how shabbily her father, a former President, was treated by the Congress," a party statement read.
Meanwhile, a seven-day national mourning was declared. The Congress' headquarters is flying the Tricolour at half-mast on the death of Dr Manmohan Singh. Leaders in India and from across the world condoled Manmohan Singh's demise.
US President Joe Biden called him “a true statesman" and credited his strategic vision and political courage for the unprecedented level of bilateral cooperation.
