Manmohan Singh's Family Seeks Clarity on Centre's Proposal For Memorial: Report

New Delhi: Family members of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have said that it needed more time to consider how to create a meaningful memorial for the leader, who recently passed away.

“The government has earmarked a specific site within the Rashtriya Smriti Sthal where our family may wish to construct and manage a suitable memorial for Dr Manmohan Singh,” his daughter Daman Singh told The Tribune.

She said that the family had sought clarity on the issue of the memorial for Singh as it needs to understand the precise terms and conditions for Centre’s proposal.

“In fact, we have asked the government for certain clarifications and are waiting for a response. We need some more time to think seriously about how to create a meaningful memorial for him,” said Daman Singh.

The family has said that it hardly had the time to grieve since the passing away of Singh on December 26.

The Centre has proposed that the memorial for Singh is built at a specific site at the Rashtriya Smriti Sthal. The Rashtriya Smriti Sthal is is located at the Samadhis Complex near Ekta Sthal in New Delhi and memorials of former Prime Ministers I.K. Gujral and Atal Bihari Vajpayee are also situated in the same area.

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