'Nothing But Deliberate Insult': Congress Vs BJP Over Memorial For Manmohan Singh

Last Updated:December 27, 2024, 22:04 IST

The last rites of former PM Dr Manmohan Singh would be performed in Delhi’s Nigambodh Ghat crematorium at 11:45 am on Saturday.

Former PM Manmohan Singh (PTI/File)

The BJP and Congress have locked horns over the place allotted by the Ministry of Home Affairs – Nigambodh Ghat crematorium – for the last rites of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh who passed away on Thursday evening.

While the Congress condemned the allocation of the Nigambodh Ghat for the final rituals instead of a location where a memorial could be built in his honour, the BJP reminded that the Congress government did not build a memorial in the honour of former PM Narasimha Rao.

The political slugfest comes after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to hold the last rites of the late PM at a place where his memorial could be built.

“Apropos our telephonic conversation today morning, wherein made a request to hold Dr. Manmohan, Singh’s last rites, which will take place tomorrow i.e. 28th December 2024. at his final resting place that would be a sacrosanct venue for memorial of the great son of India. This is in keeping with such tradition of having memorials of statesmen and former Prime Ministers at the very place of their funerals," Kharge said in the letter to the Prime Minister.

News politics 'Nothing But Deliberate Insult': Congress Vs BJP Over Memorial For Manmohan Singh