The Congress has been alleging that the BJP government has disrespected the ex-PM over the arrangements at the funeral.The ashes of Dr Singh were immersed in the Yamuna river near the Majnu ka Tila Gurdwara by his family members following Sikh rituals.The ashes were collected from the Nigambodh Ghat on Sunday morning by the family members and later taken to the ‘Asth Ghat’ on the Yamuna river bank near the gurdwara.Dr Singh’s wife Gursharan Kaur and their three daughters — Upinder Singh, Daman Singh and Amrit Singh — were present at the immersion site along with other relatives.As part of Sikh rituals, the family will hold an ‘Akhand Path’ at its official residence on 3, Motilal Nehru Marg here on January 1 next year.A ‘bhog’ ceremony, ‘Antim Ardas’ and ‘kirtan’ would be held on January 3 at the Rakab Ganj Gurdwara near Parliament complex.Dr Singh passed away at Delhi’s AIIMS on December 26 due to age-related medical complications.He was 92.The former prime minister, who ushered in an era of economic liberalisation in the 1990s, was accorded a state funeral at the Nigambodh Ghat on Saturday.
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