Democratic Progressive Azad Party chief Ghulam Nabi Azad answered why Congress senior chief Manmohan Singh was elected as the subsequent candidate for the publish of Prime Minister whereas fellow chief Pranab Mukherjee lagged behind within the race. In a no-holds-barred dialog with India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma on ‘Aap Ki Adalat’ present, the previous Congress chief additionally revealed why Sonia Gandhi declined to turn into Prime Minister in 2004 and why Rahul Gandhi was most well-liked over Priyanka to hitch politics first.
While he spared Congress senior chief Sonia Gandhi and her daughter Priyanka whereas resrving his caustic remarks about Rahul Gandhi.
‘Manmohan Singh was an informed and first rate man’
When requested by Rajat Sharma as to why Dr Manmohan Singh was chosen as the prime minister, Azad stated Singh was an informed, first rate and sincere man, and that went in his favour. He stated, ‘Manmohan Singh was an honest man, educated, an incredible scholar, an excellent finance minister. When he was the Finance Minister for five years, I was the Tourism Minister at the moment. We used to get alongside very effectively. He was very sincere. Let us inform that from 2004 to 2014, Manmohan was the Prime Minister of the nation for a complete of 10 years.
Why Pranab Mukherjee couldn’t turn into PM?
When Rajat Sharma requested Ghulam Nabi Azad that you just by no means thought if Pranab Mukherjee was elected, he may have run the nation higher, Azad stated that there was higher compatibility than Manmohan Singh. He stated, ‘The one whom we had chosen ought to have had compatibility with whom he may have turn into extra. And a picture of Manmohan Singh as Finance Minister was fashioned. Whatever the achievement, although Narasimha Rao was the Prime Minister, individuals had religion within the Finance Minister. He was a famend economist of the world. Pranab Mukherjee later grew to become the President of the nation.
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