Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday said that performing the last rites of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Nigambodh Ghat is a "deliberate attempt to erase" his immense contributions from public memory.
"By not providing an adequate place for the cremation of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, the Government has not done justice to the dignity of the post of former Prime Minister, the personality of Manmohan Singh, his legacy and the self-respecting Sikh community," Priyanka Gandhi po
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was accorded a state funeral with full military honours at the Nigam Bodh Ghat, a public cremation ground in north Delhi, on Saturday.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked the central government for performing the last rites of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Nigambodh Ghat and said that the former Finance Minister deserves the "highest respect and a memorial."
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at the centre and questioned why Dr Manmohan Singh's last rites were performed at Nigam Bodh Ghat, stating that the last rites of all other Prime Ministers were carried out at Raj Ghat. He
President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid their last respects to the former PM by placing a wreath near his mortal remains earlier today.
Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi paid his last respect and laid a wreath on the mortal remains of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Nigam Bodh Ghat, where his last rites will be performed.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also paid tribute to the former Prime Minister. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also paid his final respects to Dr Manmohan Singh by placing a wreath near his mortal remains.
The last rites with full state honours will be performed in the presence of government dignitaries and officials including President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Sanjay Singh said, "It is unfortunate that we even have to talk about this. This shows how obnoxious the government's thinking is... I want to ask PM Narendra Modi, why are you not ready to give space for PM Manmohan Singh's last rites in the Rajghat premises? This party calls itself the