Karnataka: Bengaluru City University to carry Manmohan Singh’s title; bill passed in assembly | India News

NEW DELHI: The Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to rename Bengaluru City University as Dr Manmohan Singh Bengaluru City University, in honour of the previous Prime Minister who passed away earlier this 12 months.The Congress-majority assembly’s determination got here months after Manmohan Singh’s passing.In June 2006, throughout his tenure as Prime Minister, Singh laid the inspiration for key infrastructure initiatives in Bengaluru, together with the Bangalore–Electronic City elevated freeway and the Bengaluru Metro.Manmohan Singh, who served as Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014 earlier than being succeeded by Narendra Modi, additionally held a number of distinguished positions in public service. He was finance minister in PV Narasimha Rao’s authorities, and earlier than that, he additionally served as governor of RBI.