Last rites of former India PM Manmohan Singh to be held on December 28

The last rites of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will be held on Saturday an official announcement is expected on Friday reported news agency ANIThe last rites of former PM Dr Manmohan Singh will be held the day after tomorrow We will announce officially Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal told reporters in Delhi late Thursday night The Congress leader described the demise of Dr Manmohan Singh as a painful loss for the nation reported ANIDr Manmohan Singh was the real icon of the Congress and the country A postindependence hero His mission and ability to govern the country was witnessed by everyone he said He further said that all the programs of the Congress have been cancelled for seven days including the Congress Foundation Day scheduled to be held on December 28 reported ANIThe body of Dr Manmohan Singh reached his residence at 3 Motilal Nehru Marg late Thursday night from AIIMS and will be placed for the public to pay their last respects Senior Congress leaders including Sonia Gandhi Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party and MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visited Dr Singhs residence Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi returned to Delhi from Karnatakas Belagavi to pay their respectsCongress leaders expressed their condolences and praised Dr Singhs pivotal role in shaping Indias economy Dr Manmohan Singh passed away at AIIMS Delhi on Thursday evening at the age of 92 due to agerelated health conditions He reportedly suffered a sudden loss of consciousness at home before being rushed to AIIMSWith profound grief we inform the demise of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh aged 92 He was being treated for agerelated medical conditions and had sudden loss of consciousness at home on 26th December 2024 Resuscitative measures were started immediately at home He was brought to the Medical Emergency at AIIMS New Delhi at 806 PM Despite all efforts he could not be revived and was declared dead at 951 PM AIIMS said in a press releaseIn a condolence message on X LoP in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said that Manmohan Singh Ji led India with immense wisdom and integrity His humility and deep understanding of economics inspired the nation My heartfelt condolences to Mrs Kaur and the family I have lost a mentor and guide Millions of us who admired him will remember him with the utmost pride Rahul Gandhi wrote Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said Manmohan Singh has left his indelible imprint on our historyHis Prime Ministership saw revolutionary legislation relating to rural employment tribal rights reservations for scheduled castes scheduled tribes and OBCs primary education food security and land acquisition The IndoUS nuclear agreement was a landmark that enhanced Indias global status His Prime Ministership saw the highest GDP growth rate in the countrys history Jairam Ramesh said in his tributes on XMany of the initiatives he took as PM were marketed branded and projected as his successors contributions But Dr Singh never minded and would give his trademark smile Ramesh said Several Congress leaders including Chief Ministers Revanth Reddy Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Siddaramaiah paid their respects Leaders from opposition parties including Mamata Banerjee Pinarayi Vijayan Bhagwant Mann Akhilesh Yadav Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren also expressed their sorrowGhulam Nabi Azad President of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party said Very sad He can never be forgotten I pray for peace to his soul Congress MP and Bihar Congress President Akhilesh Prasad Singh called the demise a personal loss Congress leader Rajesh Thakur also consoled Dr Singhs demise saying Today we have lost a respected person of the country whose loss can never be filled He former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh worked continuously for every person and also worked to strengthen the countrys economyCongress leader and former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said The news of the demise of former PM Manmohan Singh is unfortunate It is an irreparable loss for the nation and the Congress Party Manmohan Singh born in Punjab in 1932 served as Indias Prime Minister for two consecutive terms from 2004 to 2014 He took the oath of office for the first time in 2004 after Congress win in the 2004 Lok Sabha election against Atal Bihari Vajpayeeled NDA He served his second term from 2009 to 2014 He was then succeeded by PM Narendra Modi in 2014 He retired from the Rajya Sabha earlier this year after serving for 33 yearsWith inputs from ANI