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.

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 leaders attack Modi govt for not arranging the ceremony at a site that could have been turned into the former PM’s memorial. ‘Even his family had to struggle for space,’ they allege.

The body of Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister whose death has sparked outpourings of grief at home and accolades from abroad, was cremated on Sunday on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi with full state honours.

Attacking the government, Gandhi in a post on X wrote, “The present government has completely insulted Dr Manmohan Singh, the great son of Mother India and the first Prime Minister of the Sikh community,

Top leaders, including PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and members of the Gandhi family, gather at Nigam Bodh Ghat to pay their last respects to former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. Follow live updates on the solemn farewell to one of India's most respected statesmen.

Rahul Gandhi criticized the government's decision to cremate former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Nigambodh Ghat, calling it a disrespect to his legacy. Congress and other leaders demanded a memorial site for Singh's cremation.

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.