BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Wednesday slammed the Congress' "first family" for "continuously disrespecting great leaders". He said that the Centre's sanctioning a dedicated site within the Rashtriya Smriti complex, located in the Rajghat precinct, to establish a memorial for for
Speaking to ANI, author and daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, Sharmistha Mukherjee said, "Today I met PM Modi as I received a letter on 1st of January from the central government regarding the decision that land is being allotted for erecting a Samadhi of Late Pranab Mukherjee,
Speaking to ANI, Subhash, who is also the grandson of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, said that by this step, Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed his statesmanship.
Congress leader Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Sunday, criticized the Centre for allegedly disrespecting former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh by performing his last rites at Nigam Bodh Ghat instead of Rajghat.
As a mark of respect to the late former Prime Minister and in solidarity with the Government and people of India, all national flags across the country and at Bhutan's Embassies, Missions, and Consulates abroad are being flown at half-mast.
Paying respect to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who passed away on Thursday evening, Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad urged the central government to dedicate a site in Rajghat for the cremation of the former prime minister.
Attacking BJP further, Sidhu asked how had the party felt if Atal Bihari Vajpayee had not got a memorial at Rajghat. He further said that this issue is not of one party but of entire country's history.
Following the passing of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Abed Elrazeg Abu Jazer, Charge d'affaires of the Palestine Embassy in New Delhi, paid tribute to Singh's remarkable political and economic contributions, especially highlighting his support for Palestine.
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
The party sources informed that the 'last darshan' will be scheduled for tomorrow between 8:00 to 10:00 in the morning. All leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi will pay tribute to the former PM at the AICC office tomorrow after which the last rites will be carried out.