Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday slammed the BJP, saying that those who are in power should see former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's personality.
He further said that Rahul Gandhi shamed the government of India when he trashed the cabinet-approved ordinance before the media. He humiliated the dignity of then PM Manmohan Singh since he had told one of his advisors that he would like to resign.
Bollywood actor Sonu Sood paid tribute to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, describing him as a 'visionary' leader who made India proud. The former PM passed away at AIIMS, Delhi, on Thursday evening at the age of 92 due to age-related medical conditions.
BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla on Sunday hit out at Congress for indulging in "low-level petty politics" over the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The family of the late Dr Manmohan Singh will perform rituals at the Gurudwara including Shabad Kirtan (musical recitation of the Guru Granth Sahib), Paath (recitation of Gurbani) and Ardas.
"Since you have decided to play cheap, petty politics and talk about respecting former Prime Ministers, every citizen of the country wants to know why former Prime Minister Shri PV Narasimha Rao ji was not given the funeral he deserved by the Congress Party. Did Sonia Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi slammed the Congress party for playing politics over the last rites of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, despite the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to ensure proper arrangements for his cremation at Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat.
The Uttar Pradesh Congress organised a condolence meeting at its party office in Lucknow on Saturday to honor former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was given a state funeral with full military honors at Nigam Bodh Ghat in North Delhi.
Congress leader KC Venugopal on Saturday said that the "shoddy arrangements" at the cremation of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were deeply insulting, adding that monumental insult to the former Finance Minister is "unacceptable" and India will "never forgive" PM Narendra Modi.