Together with different outstanding leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid his final respects to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his residence in Delhi and in addition supplied condolences to Manmohan Singh’s household on his demise. Union Residence Minister Amit Shah and Union Well being Minister and BJP Nationwide President JP Nadda additionally paid their final respects to Manmohan Singh.
Congress leaders, together with KC Venugopal, have been additionally current on the former PM’s residence.
Manmohan Singh handed away at AIIMS, Delhi, on Thursday night on the age of 92 because of age-related medical circumstances. He had a sudden lack of consciousness at dwelling after which he was rushed to the AIIMS Delhi.
The mortal stays of the previous PM will likely be saved on the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi for public viewing. And in accordance with the Congress celebration sources, the ‘final darshan’ will likely be scheduled for Saturday between 8:00 to 10:00 within the morning.
All of the celebration leaders together with Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi pays tribute to the previous PM on the AICC workplace after which the final rites will likely be carried out.
Singh, famend for introducing the 1991 financial liberalisation reforms because the Finance Minister of India, will likely be cremated close to Rajghat, on the location the place the final rites of Prime Ministers are carried out.
A number of politicians and personalities from all walks of life have been expressing their sorrow over the demise of former PM Manmohan Singh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday night time stated that condoled the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying that India mourns the lack of one among its most distinguished leaders.
Manmohan Singh was born on September 26, 1932. Aside from being an economist, Manmohan Singh served as Reserve Financial institution of India governor from 1982-1985. He was the thirteenth PM of India along with his tenure from 2004-2014 and was the longest-serving PM after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.
Serving because the finance minister of India in PV Narasimha Rao’s authorities, Singh has been given credit score for financial liberalisation within the nation in 1991. The reforms made the Indian financial system extra accessible to overseas traders, which elevated FDI and diminished authorities management. It vastly contributed to the nation’s financial development.
Manmohan Singh’s authorities additionally launched the Nationwide Rural Employment Assure Act (NREGA), which later got here to be generally known as MGNREGA.
The Proper to Info Act (RTI) was handed in 2005 beneath the Manmohan Singh authorities, which made the transparency of data between the federal government and the general public higher.
Dr Manmohan Singh retired from the Rajya Sabha earlier this yr after serving for 33 years.