Union Minister and senior BJP leaders, including Rajnath Singh, Piyush Goyal, Hardeep Puri, and Kiren Rijiju, expressed their condolences following the demise of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who passed away on Thursday night at the age of 92.
"The last rites of former PM Dr Manmohan Singh will be held the day after tomorrow. We will announce officially..." Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal told reporters in Delhi late Thursday night.
According to sources, national mourning of seven days is to be declared. The Cabinet is to meet at 11 am to offer condolences. Dr Manmohan Singh's last rites are to be conducted with full state honours.
Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who passed away on Thursday, was an acclaimed thinker, economist and scholar who ushered in a comprehensive policy of economic reforms and steered the country for 10 years as the head of Congress-led UPA government during which India witnessed a hi
Speaking with ANI, Vijay Kumar Sinha said, "Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar and Dr Rajendra Babu, who were the creators of the Constitution... would have never imagined that a former Prime Minister (Dr Manmohan Singh) under the pressure of Congress will say that the first right to the resources of the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress on Tuesday, accusing it of attempting to provide reservations to Muslims in Andhra Pradesh in 2004 by reducing Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) reservations, disregarding the Constitution.
After Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister, the era of coalition governments ended and the people decided to have one-party government for the development and safety of the country, said former chief minister and Gadag-Haveri Lok Sabha constituency BJP candidate Basavaraj Bommai.
As Dr Manmohan Singh bids adieu to the Rajya Sabha, marking the end of an era, it's imperative to reflect on the indelible mark he has left on India's history, both as an economist par excellence and a statesman of rare calibre. Dr Singh's tenure is a testament to the power of quiet determin
In its 'White Paper' on the state of the economy during the UPA years, the Centre on Thursday came down heavily on the previous Congress-led regime at the Centre over its 'lack of leadership' from 2004 to 2014 under the leadership of then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.