India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, "I have always maintained that Rahul Gandhiji will be an ideal choice for the prime minister's position after the 2014 elections. I would be very happy to work for Congress party under the leadership of Rahulji."
Lot will be debated now, "Is this his personal view as he was found to be eager to relinquish his job as prime minister" or "it is the wish of the high command, who has made up her mind to put Rahul (who has never learnt swimming) to try his luck, to navigate in the difficult English Channel (that may be equated to India's national leadership ) during the ongoing storm.
It will raise certain question as regards the internal tussle with Congress President Madam Sonia Gandhi and the PM Singh himself, that was often rumoured, or he himself fed with barrage of corruption allegation made on him by the opposition as the head of government,which even portrayed him as a thief.
It sure hurts an honest man like him, at the fag end of his distinguished career, when trapped in the multi head leadership and coalition politics of demanding allies, bargaining and quarrelling for their share of booty. This for sure made his work and life miserable. A devoted lover of Urdu shayari by taste and choice, was converted into dumb speaker by the circumstances in this UPA 2's "Jugalbandi of non pious hearts". Thus this may be his conscious choice coming at least three years late.
With reference to much debated India Pakistan tension, relationship and peace talk PM Singh said, "For me to meet Nawaz, Islamabad has to act". He confirmed that he may not meet Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif at the UN general assembly this month, as he isn't happy with the action that country has taken against the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
At home in New Delhi, the Union Parliamentary Minister Kamal Nath said that the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is ready to face the Central Bureau of Investigation if necessary in the Coalgate at the end of Monsoon session of the parliament. As he accepted,"The Prime Minister is not above law and will have to present himself for questioning if the CBI summons him."
Does the sequence of the news unfolding on the day suggests that UPA Chairperson has decided not to shield the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh anymore and prepared to dump him in the preparation of election 2014 with Rahul leading this unscathed ?
Does the sequence of the news unfolding on the day suggests that UPA Chairperson has decided not to shield the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh anymore and prepared to dump him in the preparation of election 2014 with Rahul leading this unscathed ?
Manmohan Singh had just completed his visit to G20 summit,which ended with a declaration that while countries will not prolong the exit of fiscal stimulus, it will be done in a calibrated way and clearly communicated in a bid to prevent volatility in currency markets. The prime minister said that the movement of labour should be free across nations without restrictions as it can otherwise stifle growth, while emphasising on skill development in emerging economies including India, so that its large youth population can benefit from growth.