Amid stand-off between the Congress and BJP, the Central authorities on Friday determined to make a memorial for former prime minister Manmohan Singh within the nationwide capital, official sources instructed information company PTI as they accused the Congress of doing politics over the problem.
The sources mentioned the choice on the memorial has been conveyed to the Congress, however added that it’ll take just a few days to seek out an acceptable venue for constructing a memorial.
“The federal government’s resolution to construct a memorial in honour of Manmohan Singh has been conveyed to the Congress. However they’ve engaged in politics over the problem,” a authorities supply mentioned.
Singh, who headed the Congress-led UPA authorities and is credited with financial reforms, handed away on Thursday at 92. He was India’s prime minister for 10 years between 2004 and 2014.
The Congress on Friday mentioned that not discovering a location for the cremation and memorial for Singh is a deliberate insult to the nation’s first Sikh prime minister.
The Congress raised the problem after the Union residence ministry mentioned in an announcement that Singh’s final rites shall be held at New Delhi’s Nigambodh Ghat at 11.45 am on Saturday with full state honours.
(With inputs from PTI)