Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge had requested the Central Government to conduct the last rites of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a place where his memorial could be built, but this was not done. Congress is now accusing BJP of insulting Manmohan Singh regarding this. But Congress perhaps forgot that after the death of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, space was not given for his memorial for 10 years. At that time there was UPA government in the country. A place for Narasimha Rao’s memorial was found in Delhi when the Modi government came to power.

M. Venkaiah Naidu visited the site

It is the year 2014, when Modi government came to power. Immediately after coming to power, the NDA government had proposed to build a memorial in the name of Narasimha Rao. The work was expedited by the then Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu, who also visited the site. Naidu had asked the engineers to complete the Narasimha Rao memorial soon, so that it could pay tribute to the great leader.

Modi government built Narasimha Rao’s memorial in Delhi

Narasimha Rao was neglected for years by his own party, Congress. But Modi government gave full respect to Narasimha Rao and built a memorial in his name in Delhi. Narasimha Rao died on 23 December 2004. His last rites were also not performed in Delhi. Narasimha Rao’s mortal remains were taken to Andhra Pradesh, where his last rites were performed.

Narasimha Rao’s memorial at Ekta Sthal

Ten years after his death, a memorial was finally built in the name of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao in the national capital. The memorial was built at the ‘Unity Site’ at Rajghat, which has been associated with national memory and is now a special place for memorials to former Presidents, Prime Ministers and other dignitaries. Narasimha Rao’s memorial is made of marble and bears a plaque briefly highlighting his contributions.

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