A consensus candidate, Manmohan Singh has kept the UPA boat from rocking. With Left playing truant, will he be able to hold steady?
A consensus candidate, Manmohan Singh has kept the UPA boat from rocking. With the Left playing truant, will he still be able to hold steady?
Singh has only national interest at heart
Too much is being made out of the so-called rift between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi.
It's not surprising that Manmohan Singh, being a renowned economist and a selfless person, would have his strong views on issues such as disinvestment and thus would have taken decisions to the best of his belief and in the interest of the nation. Even if Sonia has disagreed with him, what's the big deal? The opposition, especially the Left parties, are always on the lookout for chinks in the armour and don't spare any opportunity to call for his head.
I think Sonia should have a word with Manmohan Singh in private instead of making her displeasure public. She will agree that Manmohan would have taken decisions keeping the best interests of the common man and wouldn’t mind explaining to his party boss the reasoning for the same. GR Vora. Sion
Where was the Left in NDA regime?
It is surprising that the DMK is threatening to withdraw support to the UPA government considering that its own ministers Dayanidhi Maran and T Balu were fully apprised of the move to divest 10 per cent shares of Neyveli Lignite Corporation.
The Communist parties' and DMK's ambivalent stand on the divestment issue is perplexing as the DMK had never opposed the sale of PSU shares under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by the BJP. The Left had endorsed the common minimum programme that included the disinvestment issue.
Manmohan Singh cannot be blamed because he can't do anything if the allies threaten to withdraw support. At the same time, Congress president Sonia Gandhi seems to be more interested in winning the imminent elections rather than thinking about reforms. Amjad Maruf. Borivali
No more ‘Yes madam’ for Manmohan
Was it the arbitrary dismissal of AIIMS director K Venugopal or the manner in which his government was buffeted by allies that prompted the rumours of Manmohan Singh's resignation?
Undoubtedly, the PM has been under pressure from his own partymen. To cite an example, at a meeting of the Congress Working Committee, Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh reportedly questioned the government's measures to control inflation. A stunned PM had to remind him that he was himself a member of the National Advisory Council, and also a member of the ministerial council.
In short, it was hitting back internally. Apparently, the mutual understanding between Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh seems to have been ruptured and the gap between the Prime Minister and the Congress Party seems to be widening. Ulhas Shirke. Kandivali
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