DECEMBER 27, 2024 / 7:17 PM IS
Manmohan Singh Death News LIVE: Manmohan was a true politician who showed direction to the future, will take his contribution forward: Congress Working Committee
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Friday expressed grief over the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and said that India has lost a true statesman whose life and works showed the direction of the country’s future. The resolution passed in the working committee meeting also said that Congress resolves to cherish the memory of Manmohan Singh and carry forward his contribution.
PTI reported that Manmohan Singh’s demise was condoled in the working committee meeting chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. Party Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, KC Venugopal, Jairam Ramesh and many other senior leaders attended this meeting.
The resolution said, “The Congress Working Committee expresses its deep condolence on the demise of Dr. Manmohan Singh, a true statesman of the country, whose life and works shaped the future of India. Dr. Singh was the leader of Indian politics and economy. He was a towering personality in the field, whose contribution transformed the country and earned him respect across the world.”
The Working Committee said, “As Finance Minister in the early 1990s, Dr. Singh was the architect of India’s economic liberalization. With his unique vision, he initiated reforms that not only rescued the country from the balance of payments crisis, “But rather opened doors to global markets.”
According to him, Singh’s policy moves to promote deregulation, privatization and foreign investment laid the foundation for India’s rapid growth and under his leadership, India became one of the fastest growing economies in the world, a result of his talent. And there is evidence of perspective.
