New Delhi – The Congress and its leaders have criticized the central authorities over the cremation of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at Nigam Bodh Ghat, calling it an “insult” to his legacy and demanding a extra befitting tribute. Dr. Singh, a globally revered economist and the primary Sikh Prime Minister of India, handed away on Thursday on the age of 92 on account of age-related issues.
Chief of Opposition within the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, expressed his discontent on social media, stating that Dr. Singh’s contributions to the nation warranted “the very best respect and a memorial.”
“The nice son of India and the primary Prime Minister of the Sikh group, Dr. Manmohan Singh ji, has been completely insulted by the current authorities by performing his final rites as we speak at Nigam Bodh Ghat,” Gandhi wrote on X (previously Twitter).
The Congress Get together demanded that Dr. Singh’s cremation happen at a location the place a memorial might be constructed to honor his legacy. Get together leaders emphasised the significance of such a gesture to commemorate his outstanding contributions as an economist, Finance Minister, and two-term Prime Minister.
Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh referred to as the cremation at Nigam Bodh Ghat a “deliberate insult,” stating on X, “The folks of our nation are merely unable to grasp why the Authorities of India couldn’t discover a location for his cremation and memorial that’s befitting of his international stature, file of excellent achievements, and exemplary service to the nation.”
Following the backlash, Residence Minister Amit Shah conveyed to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Dr. Singh’s household that the federal government would allocate land for a memorial within the coming days. Nonetheless, the cremation needed to proceed at Nigam Bodh Ghat on account of procedural necessities.
A Cupboard assembly was held on Friday, throughout which it was determined {that a} belief could be shaped to handle the memorial. The federal government assured that the allotted area would appropriately replicate Dr. Singh’s legacy.
Regardless of the controversy, Dr. Singh was accorded a state funeral with full army honors at Nigam Bodh Ghat on Saturday. Leaders throughout political events, overseas dignitaries, and residents from all walks of life mourned the lack of the statesman who performed a pivotal function in shaping trendy India’s financial insurance policies.
Dr. Singh’s tenure as Prime Minister, spanning a decade from 2004 to 2014, noticed important financial progress and social welfare initiatives that uplifted tens of millions of Indians. Below his management, India earned international recognition as an financial superpower.
“Throughout his tenure, the nation turned an financial powerhouse, and his insurance policies proceed to help the poor and backward courses even as we speak,” Rahul Gandhi famous in his submit.
Dr. Manmohan Singh handed away on the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, after struggling a sudden lack of consciousness at house. He was rushed to the hospital however couldn’t be revived.
