Rahul praises Prime Minister on N issue

 
JALANDHAR: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday showered praise on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his handling of the nuclear and economic issues saying he had "full faith" in him.
      
"Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ji has made India proud," Gandhi said here.
      
"I have full faith in him....I will back him anywhere, anytime on this," the Congress general secretary said referring to Singh's handling of economy and the Indo-US nuclear deal.
      
Asked about the economic problems, he said "you are creating a doomsday situation.
      
"The kind of impact the world economy had recently did not affect India. Inflation is also coming down and will come down.... India is growing at one of the fastest rates along with China," said Gandhi, attributing it to having an "able" economist as the Prime Minister.
       
Taking a dig at the BJP, which has been critical of government's performance on the economic front, he said "our India Shining friends were not able to deliver on this".        

Referring to the nuclear waiver, Gandhi said the BJP was not able to get a good deal. "We are the only country for whom an  xception has been made," he said, crediting the Prime Minister for achieving the breakthrough.
 
The public praise by the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family came amid speculation whether Singh will be projected as the prime ministerial candidate for the next Lok Sabha elections.
 
Congress had yesterday said Gandhi "hundred per cent fits the bill" for the post.