GUWAHATI, Dec 27: The Assam government has declared a seven-day state mourning in honour of former prime minister Manmohan Singh.
The national flag will fly at half mast at all state government establishments and all official entertainment programmes have been cancelled, he said.
The state mourning, beginning from December 26 will last till January 1, 2025.
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“As a mark of respect to Dr Manmohan Singh Ji, former Prime Minister of India, Government of Assam will observe a period of 7-day state mourning from 26.12.2024 to 01.01.2025. During this period the national flag will fly at half mast at all state government establishments and all official entertainment programmes are cancelled,” chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma posted on X.
The former prime minister was a Rajya Sabha member from Assam for five consecutive terms from 1991 to 2019.
His residential address in Guwahati was a rented ground-floor apartment in the house of former Assam chief minister Hiteswar Saikia in the Sarumotoria area.
Saikia’s son and leader of the opposition in the Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia said that he is on his way to Delhi from Belgaum to pay respects to the former prime minister.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other political leaders in Assam have condoled Singh’s death. (PTI)
