Manmohan Singh passed away at the age of 92 due to age-related medical issues in Delhi on December 26, 2024. He was cremated with full state honours at Nigambodh Ghat in Delhi's Kashmere Gate on December 28, in the presence of his family, friends, colleagues, and government dignitaries.
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Monday attacked the BJP over allocating Nigam Bodh Ghat for the cremation of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who passed away earlier last week.
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.
A political row erupted between the Congress party and the BJP-led Central government over former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's memorial. The Congress alleged that the BJP 'insulted' Manmohan Singh by allegedly denying the party's request to conduct his last rites at a designated site wher
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
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."
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.
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.