The Union government has agreed to allocate space for a memorial of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away late on December 26 at the age of 92. The decision has been communicated to Singh's family and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
In a late-night release titled "Facts of the matter regarding memorial for Former Prime Minister Late Dr Manmohan Singh", the home ministry said it had received the request to allocate space for a memorial for Singh from Kharge, and that the decision was taken and communicated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah immediately after the Cabinet meeting.
However, the cremation—with full State honours at 11.45am today—and other formalities will be held as scheduled because a Trust has to be formed and space has to be allocated to it for the memorial.
