Punjab Newsline, New Delhi, December 28-
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's last rites were held with full state honours today at the Nigambodh
Ghat, a public cremation ground in Delhi. Several politicians, including President Droupadi Murmu and PM Narendra Modi, attended the funeral.
Dr Manmohan Singh's last rites were held today, with President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep
Dhankhar, Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay, Union HM Amit Shah, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi, among others attending the ceremony. Dr Singh's body was first taken to the Congress headquarters in the national capital.
A row erupted between the Centre and Congress over the allotment of space for Dr Singh's memorial on
Friday. The Congress condemned the allocation of the Nigambodh Ghat for the final rituals instead of a
location where a memorial could be built in his honour.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about exploring the possibility
of building a memorial for Dr Singh at the same site where the last rites would be held. '