Manmohan Singh Death: Govt to allocate space for ex-PM’s memorial, says Home Ministry
Live MintThe Union government will allocate space for a memorial of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, the Union Home Ministry said on Friday night. The ministry said the government received a request to allocate space for a memorial for Singh from the Congress chief. Immediately after the Cabinet meeting, Union Home Minister Amit Shah communicated to Kharge and the family of Manmohan Singh that the government would allocate space for the memorial, the ministry said in a late-night release titled "Facts of the matter regarding memorial for former Prime Minister Late Dr Manmohan Singh", In the meanwhile, the ministry said, cremation and other formalities can happen because a Trust has to be formed and space has to be allocated to it. The party raised the issue after the home ministry said Singh's last rites would be held at New Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat at 11.45 am on Saturday with full state honours.