"They should not do politics on this": Anil Vij attacks Congress over Manmohan Singh's funeral row
Dec 29, 2024
Ambala (Haryana) [India], December 29 : Haryana Minister Anil Vij on Sunday accused the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress of "doing politics" over the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and building a memorial for him.
Speaking to ANI, Vij said that the place where Singh's memorial is to be built has not been decided yet.
"Rahul Gandhi, his party, and his allies are not even ashamed of doing politics on the dead former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Politics can be done at other times. The place where his memorial is to be built has not been decided yet, the government said that they are deciding on the place, and they are looking for it but the place has not been decided yet...They should not do politics on this," he said.
Notably, a war of words has broken out between BJP and Congress leaders over the cremation of Manmohan Singh at Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat.
On Saturday, Congress MP Manickam Tagore slammed the Centre, alleging that the final journey of former PM Singh was held at a common and congested location.
"It's a very sad thing that the govt has stooped to this level. When the former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away, this govt provided a place for cremation, that same place was made a memorial for the PM... All the prime ministers have received similar honour. It is deeply painful to see that the final journey of Manmohan Singh was taken to a very common and even congested place. There was no place for the foreign dignitaries and Dr Singh's family...," the Congress MP told ANI.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also lashed out at BJP-led central government, alleging that "adequate place" wasn't provided for the cremation of Manmohan Singh.
On Saturday, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in a social media post on X, wrote, "By not providing an adequate place for the cremation of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, the Government has not done justice to the dignity of the post of former Prime Minister, the personality of Manmohan Singh, his legacy and the self-respecting Sikh community."
The UPA government had rejected requests for separate memorials in the national capital citing lack of space.
