A fresh war of words erupted between BJP and Congress after the BJP alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is travelling to Vietnam during the seven-day national mourning period for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Hours before former prime minister Manmohan Singh will be laid to rest, a row has ensued over a memorial for him.

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.

The Congress criticised the central government on Saturday for what it described as a “shocking display of disrespect and mismanagement” at the funeral

The row over holding the last rites of Manmohan Singh at a public crematorium has intensified following the funeral, with Congress leaders accusing the Centre of insulting the former Prime Minister.

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arvinder Singh Lovely on8, allegedly slammed Congress for doing politics on the demise of former Prime Minister Dr. manmohan Singh. While speaking to ANI, he said that it is shameful that the Congress is doing low-level politics on the demise of Dr.

The Congress has alleged that a series of protocol breaches took place during the funeral of former PM Manmohan Singh at Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat on December 28.

At the state funeral of ex-PM Manmohan Singh, BJP member Manjinder Singh Sirsa and AAP RS MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney paid their respects through assistance with ceremonial rites. Sirsa, noting a personal connection with Singh,