PM Modi earned prime ministership, unlike Manmohan Singh: Pranab Mukherjee in book
Former President Pranab Mukherjee said that PM Modi made an impression on him during his first meeting itself when the PM-designate met him officially along with some senior BJP leaders to stake claim to form the government
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Former President Pranab Mukherjee believed PM Modi earned and achieved the prime ministership unlike his predecessor
Former President Pranab Mukherjee has revealed in his memoir that Prime Minister Narendra Modi earned and achieved the prime ministership through popular choice unlike his predecessor Manmohan Singh.
Singh was offered the post by Sonia Gandhi, he wrote. Detailing several big decisions and events in India during the five years of his tenure as President, Mukherjee in his memoir called The Presidential years, 2012-2017 offered a ringside view of Indian politics and political leaders and also talked
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Pranab Mukherjee has also advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on page number 9 of the book
He writes that Modi should learn from the former PMs, and spend more time in Parliament for its proper functioning
The Prime Minister is also advised that the voice of dissent must be heard
New Delhi: Former president Pranab Mukherjee said in his memoir that Narendra Modi became prime minister through popular choice unlike Manmohan Singh who was offered the post by Sonia Gandhi . In his memoir The Presidential Years, 2012-2017 which he completed before his death last year, Mukherjee wrote Narendra Modi earned and achieved the prime ministership.
File photo of Congress MP Karti Chidambaram. | HT Photo
In another show of internal strife within the Congress, the party’s Tamil Nadu leader K Mahendran on Sunday hit out at his colleague Karti Chidambaram, suggesting he became an MP only because of his father and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s influence.
The controversy sparked off after Karti Chidambaram criticised the Congress’ move of a major rejig in the state unit of the party. On Sunday, the Congress named 32 vice presidents, 57 general secretaries and 104 secretaries in the party’s Tamil Nadu state committee, according to
The News Minute.
Reacting to this decision, Karti Chidambaram said that such big committees were unlikely to yield positive results. “These jumbo committees serve no purpose,” he tweeted. “32 VP, 57 GS, 104 Secretaries. None will have any authority which means no accountability.”
Updated Jan 03, 2021 | 19:59 IST
News headlines for Jan 3, 2020: On Sunday, Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi launched an attack on the ruling party over its approach towards the ongoing farmers protests. Sonia Gandhi. | Photo Credit: ANI
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New Delhi: On Sunday, Congress President Sonia Gandhi attacked the Modi government over the ongoing farmers protests. Meanwhile, the deadline for mandatory FASTag was extended by the road minister.
‘Centre oblivious to farmers’ plight : Sonia Gandhi’s sharp attack at Modi govt over farmers’ stir
Coming down heavily upon the Centre over the farmers’ protest against the farm laws, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, on Sunday, said that the Modi government is oblivious to farmers’ distress, adding that such governments do not last long . “I’m deeply pained to see the condition of farmers who have been struggling
Karti Chidambaram, an MP from Sivaganga in Tamil Nadu, tweeted, These jumbo committees serve no purpose. 32 VP, 57 GS, 104 Secretaries. None will have any authority which means no accountability.
The parliamentarian s discordant note follows his father, P Chidambaram s support to dissenters during a meeting with the Congress President Sonia Gandhi recently. He had backed calls for elections at every level and also demanded the reconstitution of the Congress Parliamentary Board.
In his tweet critical of the Tamil Nadu Congress revamp, Mr Chidambaram tagged a host of senior leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.
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In Tamil Nadu, which goes to polls in a few months from now, the Congress has traditionally only played a marginal role, mostly aligned with the DMK, a party that is looking to replace the present AIADMK regime, which is itself a part of the BJP-led NDA.