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."
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.
"Today morning, Government received a request to allocate space for a memorial for former Prime Minister Late Dr Manmohan Singh, from the Congress Party President," the MHA said in a statement.
The Congress party on Friday slammed the central government for performing the last rites of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Nigambodh Ghat and said that this is nothing but a "deliberate insult" to the first Sikh PM.
Describing former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "great son of India," Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday urged PM Narendra Modi to conduct the last rites of former Finance Minister at a place where a memorial can be built.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Praful Patel on Friday expressed his condolences on the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, noting that he achieved great heights throughout his life.
Eight people including a 2-year-old girl lost their lives on Friday after a speeding bus met with an accident as the driver lost control of the vehicle, according to officials.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will sound the bugle for the Upcoming Delhi Assembly elections by addressing his first Parivartan Rally on December 29 in Rohini, Delhi.
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