Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal slammed the Modi government for holding former PM Manmohan Singh's funeral at Nigambodh Ghat instead of a designated memorial site.

BJP hits back, alleging that the Congress had "insulted" former PM Narasimha Rao and ex-president Pranab Mukherjee

India has mourned one of its longest-serving prime ministers, Manmohan Singh, with a state funeral in Delhi. Singh led the country from 2004 to 2014 and was considered the architect of India's economic liberalisation. He died on Thursday aged 92.

In a fiery exchange, the BJP has rebuked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his comments on the funeral arrangements of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, labeling his remarks as "political opportunism.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal criticised the BJP-led government for allegedly disrespecting former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh by conducting his last rites at Nigambodh Ghat instead of a designated memorial site.

The Congress is currently seeking a memorial space for the ex-PM. Manmohan Singh's last rites would be performed at Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat on Saturday, December 28

The mortal remains of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were cremated at Nigambodh Ghat in Delhi on Saturday, accompanied by the chanting of religious hymns. His eldest daughter, Upinder Singh, lit the funeral pyre.

The last rites of India's former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh were held on Saturday (Dec 28) at 11:45 AM local at New Delhi’s Nigambodh Ghat. Singh, 92, passed away on Thursday night at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi,

Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi paid his last respects to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at Nigam Bodh Ghat on8.