Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh condemned the BJP-led central government for performing the last rites at Nigam Bodh Ghat and not giving a designated place for the cremation of Dr Singh and called it a “deliberate insult.”

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Indian govt allocates space for Dr Manmohan Singh's memorial, after Congress slams BJP for 'deliberate insult'

Ashok Gehlot claimed that it was under public pressure that the BJP government announced plans to build a memorial for Manmohan Singh in the future

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The Hindu

The Hindu Group

NDA created 'unnecessary controversy' over Manmohan Singh's cremation, memorial: Ashok Gehlot

The announcement came hours after the Congress alleged that its request for a resting place in Delhi for Manmohan Singh had not been accepted by the government.

News18 India

Mukesh Ambani

Centre's Late-Night Nod To Congress Request For Manmohan Singh's Memorial After Row

"The government's decision to build a memorial in honour of Manmohan Singh has been conveyed to the Congress. But they have engaged in politics over the issue," a government source said.

Indian Express

Viveck Goenka

Govt agrees to Congress request for Manmohan Singh memorial space, a practice UPA ended in 2013

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The Congress’s request for the cremation to be held at a separate memorial site was initially denied by the Centre, following which party leader Jairam Ramesh called it a "deliberate insult to India's first Sikh Prime Minister".

India Today

Living Media

Centre breaks deadlock with late-night nod for Manmohan Singh's memorial

Controversy Surrounds Manmohan Singh's Cremation and Memorial Plans  Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has accused the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of creating an unnecessary controversy surrounding the cremation and future memorial of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. Gehlot claims that the ruling government's actions were influenced by public pressure to announce plans for a memorial.The respected architect …

Devdiscourse

Controversy Surrounds Manmohan Singh's Cremation and Memorial Plans

The BJP-led NDA government has approved a request for a separate memorial for Dr Manmohan Singh, marking the first time an opposition request has been granted. Previous governments typically allowed such memorials for political reasons or in exchange for political support.

The Economic Times

Sahu Jain family

NDA first to agree to Opposition's request for ex-PM Manmohan Singh's memorial

New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor shared his views on building a memorial for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. His remark came after attending funeral ceremony of Manmohan Singh on Saturday. Veteran Congress leader was cremated with full state

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M. P. Veerendra Kumar

Kerala

A fitting memorial must be established for Dr MMS, says Tharoor

The government not allocating a site befitting of Singh’s global stature for his funeral and memorial was a ‘deliberate insult’, the Congress had said.

Scroll India

Amid row over cremation site, Centre says it has accepted Manmohan Singh memorial space request

Amid stand-off between the Congress and BJP, the Central government on Friday decided to make a memorial for former prime minister Manmohan Singh in the national capital, official sources told news agency PTI as they accused the Congress of doing politics over the issue. The sources said the decision on the memorial has been conveyed to the Congress, but added that it will take a few days to find an appropriate venue for building a memorial. "Th…

Indian govt allocates space for Dr Manmohan Singh's memorial, after Congress slams BJP for 'deliberate insult'

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