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New Delhi: After congress alleged center that the demise of former Prime Minister was held in congestion and common location, the Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday accused the Congress party of “creating” a controversy over the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Speaking with the media Hardeep Singh Puri said that congress is creating controversy over building a memorial in honor of the former Prime Minister. “There is no controversy but it is being created. Congress party is isolated in the INDI alliance and even in the country. Congress didn’t allow PV Narasimha Rao’s mortal remains to come to party headquarters and his final cremation was done in Hyderabad.”
He also said that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote a letter that we (Congress) would like something – the home ministry released a communication and said that we agreed to their request.
Puri assured that a memorial will be built to honour the memory of former PM Manmohan Singh.
He further said that the Sikh community came and prayed for him (Manmohan Singh). We have always admired his work and drawn inspiration from him.
Even today, when his ashes were immersed, our people were there and not the people from Congress. In the days to come, a memorial will be built for sure. I don’t think that we should give a free run to those who are creating controversy.
Notably, a war of words has broken out between BJP and Congress leaders over the cremation of Manmohan Singh at Delhi’s Nigambodh Ghat.
“It’s a very sad thing that the government has stooped to this level. When the former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away, this govt provided a place for cremation, that same place was made a memorial for the PM. All the prime ministers have received similar honour. It is deeply painful to see that the final journey of Manmohan Singh was taken to a very common and even congested place. There was no place for the foreign dignitaries and Dr Singh’s family,” the Congress MP Congress MP Manickam Tagore earlier said.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also lashed out at BJP-led central government, alleging that “adequate place” wasn’t provided for the cremation of former PM.
