Manmohan Singh funeral: Mortal remains of former PM brought to AICC headquarters

The mortal remains of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were brought to the All India Congress Committee AICC headquarters in Delhi from his residence on SaturdayThe mortal remains will be kept there for the party workers to pay their last respectsSeveral politicians including Rahul Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Rajesh Thakur and others have reached the AICC HQ in Delhi to pay their final respects to the former Prime MinisterMeanwhile preparations for the funeral march in honour of Dr Manmohan Singh are underway at Nigambodh Ghat in Delhis Kashmere Gate The last rites of Dr Manmohan Singh are to be performed todaySeveral people also gathered outside the residence of the former Prime Minister in Delhi to pay their last respects Jasmeet a resident of East Delhi said that she had come with her husband Hatendra Pal to pay tributes to Manmohan Singh whom she credits with making India famous globallyDelhi Traffic Police had issued an advisory earlier ahead of the funeral of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh The traffic advisory outlines restrictions and diversions on major routes in New Delhi urging the public to avoid certain roads and use public transport to help ease congestionEarlier Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah over the phone and requested that Dr Manmohan Singhs funeral be held at a place where his memorial can be built according to a post by the Indian National Congress on XI am writing this in the context of the sad demise of Dr Manmohan Singh former Prime Minister of India Apropos our telephonic conversation this morning wherein I requested to hold Dr Manmohan Singhs last rites which will take place tomorrow ie 28th December 2024 at his final resting place that would be a sacrosanct venue for the 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 wrote in his letterKharge further said that a memorial would be a fitting tribute to a leader who rose from humble beginnings to become a statesman of immense statureImmediately after the Cabinet meeting Home Minister Amit Shah communicated to Congress President Kharge and the family of Late Dr Manmohan Singh that the Government will allocate space for the memorialThe last rites of Dr Manmohan Singh are to be performed at Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi today at 1145 PM according to the Ministry of Home Affairs MHADr Singhs political career spanned several decades with notable positions including Finance Minister from 1991 to 1996 during which he spearheaded economic reforms that transformed Indias economy He served as the 13th Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014 succeeding Atal Bihari Vajpayee His tenure is particularly remembered for his steady leadership during economic crises and his contributions to modernizing Indias economyAfter his second term Dr Singh retired from public life having led India through a period of unprecedented growth and international recognition He was succeeded by Narendra Modi in 2014 after the Congressled UPA lost the general electionsWith inputs from Agencies