New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh resigned today, capping a 10-year tenure of two UPA governments that have been brought to an end by a shattering defeat in the Lok Sabha elections.
81-year-old Singh drove to the Rasthrapati Bhavan from his
official residence 7, Race Course Road, to submit the resignation of his
Council of Ministers.“The President has accepted the resignation of Manmohan
Singh and has requested him and his colleagues to continue till the new
government is formed,” a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said.
The Prime Minister and Mukherjee, who had worked in Singh’s
Cabinet as Finance, Defence and External Affairs Minister, exchanged bouquets.Singh
handed over his resignation and the recommendation of the Cabinet for
dissolution of the 15th Lok Sabha, which is just a formality.After their brief
meeting, Mukherjee, in a rare gesture, came to the forecourt of the Rashtrapati
Bhavan to see off Singh. They shook hands for sometime and were seen in an
intimate conversation. Singh then also took leave of the Rashtrapati Bhavan
officials, including the President’s Secretary Omita Paul.Earlier this morning,
the Cabinet met and recommended dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
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