Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s last rites will be performed with national honors today. The Home Ministry has decided to perform the last rites at Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi at 11.45 am. Dr. Manmohan Singh’s mortal remains will be kept in the Congress office one hour before the cremation.
Where Congress workers and common people will be able to pay tribute till 9.30 pm. His last journey will start from here
Other political parties including Congress are demanding to build his memorial.
Other political parties including Congress are demanding to build his memorial, on which the government has agreed. It has been decided to form a trust for this. Manmohan Singh died on Thursday (26 December) night at AIIMS Hospital in Delhi. When his health deteriorated, he was admitted to the hospital.
Leaders of various parties paid tribute
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP President JP Nadda and several other Union ministers visited the former Prime Minister’s house to pay homage to him. Manmohan Singh. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy also came to Delhi and paid tribute to the former Prime Minister. Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, former Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party President Arvind Kejriwal, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav also paid their last tribute to him.
Modi government agrees for lion memorial site
Modi government has accepted Congress’s request to build a lion memorial site. Congress has been informed about the government’s decision to build a memorial in honor of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The government on Friday night said it has agreed to Congress’ request to allot space for a memorial to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.