The government has said that it will allocate space for the memorial of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and the same was conveyed to his family and the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
A Ministry of Home Affairs statement said that the government had received a request to allocate space for memorial for former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh from the Congress president.
The government also said that for the memorial a trust has to be formed, and space has to be allocated to it.
“Immediately after the Cabinet meeting, Home Minister Amit Shah communicated to Congress president Shri Kharge and the family of Late Dr Manmohan Singh that the government will allocate space for the memorial,” the statement said.
“In the meanwhile, cremation and other formalities can happen because a trust has to be formed and space has to be allocated to it,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, the final journey of the former Prime Minister will commence from the Congress headquarters to the cremation ground at 9.30 am today.
Dr Singh passed away at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday at the age of 92.
