congress leader Pawan Khera on monday sought to push aside bharatiya janata party (BJP) IT cellular head amit Malviya's accusation that no congress chief was gift to gather the remains of former prime minister manmohan singh after his cremation, saying that it changed into a selection taken in session with the bereaved circle of relatives to recognize their privacy.
"Senior congress leaders did now not accompany the family to gather and immerse the ashes of S. manmohan singh ji out of our deference to the privacy of the own family. After the cremation of our liked departed leader, Smt. sonia gandhi ji and Smt. priyanka gandhi Vadra ji met the family at their house," Khera, chairman of the Congress' media and publicity branch, said in a assertion.
He emphasised that this choice changed into made in session with the family. "After discussing with them, it changed into felt that for the reason that family did now not get any privacy at the time of the cremation and a few extended family contributors couldn't reach the pyre website online, it would be suitable to provide them a few privateness for the Phool Chunana and the immersion of the ashes that's an emotionally painful and hard ceremony for close family contributors," he said.
Malviya had criticised the congress on social media, announcing, "Very sad to look that not a single member of congress or the gandhi own family showed up to collect the remains of Dr manmohan singh Ji. For media attention and to politicise, congress was present, however whilst it got here to honouring him with dignity, they were absent. really shameful."
in advance, the congress had accused the crucial government of insulting manmohan Singh's reminiscence and demanded an "appropriate" region for Singh's funeral that could later be converted right into a memorial. In response, the ruling Bharatiya Janata celebration (BJP) condemned the congress for raising the difficulty at the day of Singh's funeral and accused the competition party of "stooping to a new low in indian politics."
Singh surpassed away on december 26 at the age of 92. He turned into given a kingdom funeral on december 28 at the Nigambodh Ghat crematorium. The government has decided to assemble a memorial in his honour, following the tactics.
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