New Delhi:
The final rites of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will probably be held on Saturday, an official announcement is predicted on Friday.
“The final rites of former PM Dr Manmohan Singh will probably be held the day after tomorrow. We’ll announce formally…” Congress Normal Secretary KC Venugopal instructed reporters in Delhi late Thursday evening.
The Congress chief described the demise of Dr. Manmohan Singh as a “painful loss” for the nation.
“Dr Manmohan Singh was the actual icon of the Congress and the nation. A post-independence hero. His mission and skill to control the nation was witnessed by everybody…” he mentioned.
He additional mentioned that every one the packages of the Congress have been cancelled for seven days together with the Congress Basis Day scheduled to be held on December 28.
The physique of Dr Manmohan Singh reached his residence at 3 Motilal Nehru Marg late Thursday evening from AIIMS and will probably be positioned for the general public to pay their final respects.
Senior Congress leaders, together with Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Occasion, and MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, visited Dr Singh’s residence. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha Chief of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi returned to Delhi from Karnataka’s Belagavi, to pay their respects.
Congress leaders expressed their condolences and praised Dr Singh’s pivotal position in shaping India’s financial system.
Dr. Manmohan Singh handed away at AIIMS, Delhi, on Thursday night on the age of 92 on account of age-related well being situations. He reportedly suffered a sudden lack of consciousness at dwelling earlier than being rushed to AIIMS.
“With profound grief, we inform the demise of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, aged 92. He was being handled for age-related medical situations and had sudden lack of consciousness at dwelling on twenty sixth December 2024. Resuscitative measures have been began instantly at dwelling. He was delivered to the Medical Emergency at AIIMS, New Delhi at 8:06 PM. Regardless of all efforts, he couldn’t be revived and was declared useless at 9:51 PM,” AIIMS mentioned in a press launch.
Manmohan Singh, born in Punjab in 1932, served as India’s Prime Minister for 2 consecutive phrases, from 2004 to 2014.
He took the oath of workplace for the primary time in 2004, after Congress’ win within the 2004 Lok Sabha election towards Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA. He served his second time period from 2009 to 2014. He was then succeeded by PM Narendra Modi in 2014.
He retired from the Rajya Sabha earlier this 12 months, after serving for 33 years.
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