A war of words has broken out between BJP and Congress leaders over the cremation of Manmohan Singh at Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat
He said that the Congress failed to honour former president Pranab Mukherjee after his death and even downplayed the Bharat Ratna conferred on him
BJP chief's reaction came after the Congress accused the Centre of insulting Singh, the country's first Sikh prime minister, by performing his last rites at Nigambodh Ghat instead of a designated spot
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The opposition party had written to the Centre for identifying a designated place for Singh's last rites, where a memorial could be set up for him
Congress had demanded a funeral in a place where a memorial to Singh could be built. However, the Centre said land for a memorial would be earmarked in the next few days
As a mark of respect to Singh, Bhutan's national flag was flown at half-mast across the country and at its embassies, and consulates abroad
Singh, who was the prime minister for two terms between 2004 and 2014 died on Thursday at AIIMS, Delhi at the age of 92
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Singh, who headed the Congress-led UPA government and is credited with economic reforms, passed away on Thursday at the age of 92
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Draped in the tricolour, Singh's body was brought from AIIMS to the bungalow in Lutyens' Delhi that had been his home after he demitted the PM's office in 2014
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The government announced that a State funeral will be accorded to Singh and it will take place at 11:45 AM Saturday at Nigambodh Ghat