Gujarat Congress unit announces 7-day mourning for former PM Manmohan Singh
Former Union minister in the first Manmohan Singh cabinet of 2004, Shankersinh Vaghela, described the late prime minister as “extremely humble” while crediting him for giving him the first opportunity as a Central minister.
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In view of former prime minister Manmohan Singh’s demise, as a mark of respect, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel directed to cancel all his pre-decided programmes for Friday (File)The Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) has put off all its events to observe a seven-day mourning over the demise of former prime minister Manmohan Singh. According to a statement from the Congress legislator Shailesh Parmar, the events would also include the celebration of the foundation day of the party (on Saturday), and all other agitational programmes, which will be resumed on January 3.
GPCC President Shaktisinh Gohil who paid his last respects to the former PM in Delhi took to X to post his condolences. Gohil described Singh as the embodiment of “equality, simplicity and success”. He also lauded his government’s initiatives like the Right to Information and Right to Education Acts.
Working president of the GPCC, Jignesh Mevani, while condoling Singh’s demise, in a post on X said, “Alongside his contribution to India’s growth, he will always be remembered for his dignified demeanor, commitment to public service, profound wisdom and humility”.
Former Union minister in the first Manmohan Singh cabinet of 2004, Shankersinh Vaghela, described the late prime minister as “extremely humble” while crediting him for giving him the first opportunity as a Central minister.
“In the first cabinet meeting I suggested that there should be transparency and (people should have a) right to information and I thank him for introducing the Right to Information Act in 2005,” said the former Gujarat chief minister.
He further said: “As an expert economist, he and Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia (the then deputy chairman of the Planning Commission) saved the country from the 2008 recession. In 1991, based on the liberalisation policy, they gave such a boost to the country’s economy that if India is talked about in the world, its credit goes to them”.
Vaghela, who quit the Congress in 2017, recently launched a new party — Praja Shakti Democratic Party (PSDP). Meanwhile, former Congress leader and BJP MLA from Porbandar, Arjun Modhwadia, described the former prime minister as a “father figure”and a “great human being who understood the pain of our country”. “As a person, he was like a father and guide to me,” said Modhwadia.
CM cancels all events
In view of former prime minister Manmohan Singh’s demise, as a mark of respect, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel directed to cancel all his pre-decided programmes for Friday, according to a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).
The official release from the CMO said that as a “national-level state mourning has been announced (after former PM Manmohan Singh’s death), all the programmes of the Chief Minister slated for Friday have been cancelled”.
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