tension between the two parties
Although this seating arrangement of both the parties may be due to state protocol, but it reflects the cold bitterness between Congress and BJP. This tension had further increased after the Congress demanded on the eve of the funeral that Singh’s last rites should be performed at a place which could be developed as his/her memorial.
President and Lok Sabha Speaker in between
On one hand, the leadership of Prime Minister Modi included Defense and Home Ministers, bureaucrats, Army Chief etc. On the other hand, family members of party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Manmohan Singh were present in the Congress camp. Interestingly, sitting between the two sides were President Draupadi Murmu, Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
Dr. Manmohan merged into Panchatattva
On Saturday morning, Dr. Singh’s body was brought to the Congress headquarters on Akbar Road from his/her Motilal Nehru Marg. Where a large number of Congress workers and other people were present. At the party headquarters, workers kept raising slogans of Manmohan Singh Amar Rahe. Chief Ministers and senior leaders of Congress ruled states paid tribute to him/her at the party headquarters itself. After that, Dr. Singh’s funeral procession started from Akbar Road in a flower-decorated army vehicle and reached Nigam Bodh Ghat via Ring Road. Rahul Gandhi and Dr. Singh’s family members reached Nigam Bodh Ghat with the funeral procession in the same vehicle.
