Nationwide Mourning For 7 Days To Honour Manmohan Singh: Sources

New Delhi:

The Centre will declare a interval of nationwide mourning for seven days to honour former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who died on the age of 92 on Thursday, sources have stated. The previous Prime Minister’s final rites might be performed with full state honours.

All authorities programmes scheduled for Friday might be cancelled and the Union Cupboard will maintain a gathering at 11 am, the sources added. 

When a interval of nationwide mourning is said, the Nationwide Flag might be flown at half-mast on the times of mourning all through India on all buildings the place it’s flown repeatedly and there might be no official leisure on the times. 

The Congress has additionally declared that each one official programmes of the celebration, together with Basis Day celebration might be cancelled for subsequent seven days and can resume on January 3. The celebration flag will even be flown at half-mast.

“As a mark of respect for the departed former Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh ji, all official programmes of the Indian Nationwide Congress, together with the Basis Day celebrations stand canceled for the subsequent seven days. This contains all of the agitational and outreach applications. Occasion programmes will resume on third January, 2025. The celebration flag might be flown at half mast throughout this era of mourning,” Congress Basic Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal posted on X.

As a mark of respect for the departed former Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh ji, all official programmes of the Indian Nationwide Congress, together with the Basis Day celebrations stand canceled for the subsequent seven days.

This contains all of the agitational and outreach applications.…

— Okay C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) December 26, 2024

Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister for 2 successive phrases between 2004 and 2014 and had additionally served because the finance minister underneath PV Narasimha Rao between 1991 and 1996. He’s credited with ushering in liberalisation in India in 1991 via one of many nation’s most consequential Union Budgets. 

Considered one of India’s most revered politicians, tributes poured in for Manmohan Singh from throughout the political spectrum. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed Manmohan Singh one in all India’s most distinguished leaders and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi stated he had misplaced a “mentor and information”. 

“India mourns the lack of one in all its most distinguished leaders, Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji. Rising from humble origins, he rose to turn out to be a revered economist. He served in varied authorities positions as properly, together with as Finance Minister, leaving a powerful imprint on our financial coverage over time. His interventions in Parliament have been additionally insightful. As our Prime Minister, he made in depth efforts to enhance folks’s lives,” PM Modi posted on X.

Rahul Gandhi wrote, “Manmohan Singh Ji led India with immense knowledge and integrity. His humility and deep understanding of economics impressed the nation. My heartfelt condolences to Mrs Kaur and the household. I’ve misplaced a mentor and information. Thousands and thousands of us who admired him will keep in mind him with the utmost satisfaction.”