The Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday, December 27, announced a seven-day mourning in honour of former prime minister Manmohan Singh. The two-term PM breathed his last at AIIMS Delhi on Thursday night.
The Assam CM said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) said, "As a mark of respect to Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who passed away last night, Govt of Assam will be observing a 7 Day State Mourning from 26 Dec 2024 to 1 Jan 2025."
"The National Flag will fly at half mast in all Govt buildings and all official entertainment programmes stand cancelled," said CM.
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All state government programmes scheduled for Friday have been cancelled, and the union cabinet will meet to mourn Singh’s death. Meanwhile, a seven-day mourning period has been announced in Karnataka after the demise of Manmohan Singh. A government holiday has been declared on 27 December.
The Telangana government has also declared a holiday on Friday for government offices and educational institutions. The state government has declared a mourning period of seven days. Delhi Chief Minister Atishi has also cancelled all her government programmes.