New Delhi:
Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh passed away recently. He was cremated with state honors at Nigambodh Ghat in Delhi on 28 December. There is controversy regarding the burial site. Congress party and opposition parties have attacked the central government. The Congress party has demanded that his mausoleum be built at the National Memorial site near Rajghat, where the memorial of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is also located. Now there is discussion that the government will build Manmohan Singh’s mausoleum next to Sanjay Gandhi’s mausoleum.
Officials of the Union Urban Development Ministry inspected the burial sites at Rajghat on Sunday. According to the information, the officials have seen the land near the mausoleum of Sanjay Gandhi. Officials have also visited the place where PV Narasimha Rao’s Samadhi is located near Ekta Sthal.
Sanjay Gandhi’s tomb is near Nigambodh Ghat.
Sanjay Gandhi’s Samadhi Sthal is located near the Samadhi Sthal of Delhi, which has been built near Nigambodh Ghat. Sanjay Gandhi died on 23 June 1980. There is a simple memorial at his tomb. The total area of ​​the memorial is about 4 acres (1.6 hectares).
There are 18 monuments in and around the Rajghat complex.
Currently, there are 18 monuments in and around the Rajghat complex, including memorials to former Presidents, Prime Ministers and Deputy Prime Ministers. The two exceptions are Sanjay Gandhi and Lalita Shastri, the late wife of former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri, whose memorial has been built here. Sources said that as per the norms, Manmohan Singh’s memorial can be built at the National Memorial, although the space will be allotted by the Central government.
Manmohan Singh’s ashes immersed in Yamuna river
The ashes of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were immersed in the Yamuna river near Majnu Ka Tila Gurudwara by his family members as per Sikh customs. The ashes were collected from Nigambodh Ghat by Singh’s family members on Sunday morning and later taken to ‘Ashta Ghat’ located on the Yamuna river bank near the gurudwara. Singh’s wife Gursharan Kaur, his three daughters – Upinder Singh, Daman Singh and Amrit Singh along with other relatives were present on the occasion. As per Sikh customs, the family will organize ‘Akhand Path’ on January 3 at its official residence on Motilal Nehru Marg. Bhog, last ardas and kirtan will be organized on January 3 at Rakabganj Gurudwara near the Parliament complex.
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