Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (MS)
Bengaluru, Dec 27: The government of Karnataka has declared December 27 as a government holiday to honour the passing away of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The state government has also announced seven days of mourning.
In light of the tragedy, all programs scheduled for December 27 at the Congress convention in Belagavi have been cancelled. Prominent Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and K C Venugopal, have left Belagavi to rush to Delhi.
Veteran Congress leader Manmohan Singh died in Delhi on Thursday after a prolonged illness. Singh, a renowned economist and statesman, was admitted to AIIMS Delhi on Thursday evening after his health deteriorated.