New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday used the ime Magazine story dubbing Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh as an 'underachiever' to laud the achievements of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
It may be recalled here that cover of the Time Magazine's March 26 issue featured Modi, with the caption: "Modi means business, but can he lead India".
"There has been sharp contrasts on the two Indians, who have featured in the Time magazine. One was Narendra Modi, the cover story was Modi means business. And Modi gave a message of prosperity, security, infrastructure development and progress for the country and especially for the people of Gujarat," said BJP spokesperson and Member of Parliament Tarun Vijay.
"And the other Indian, who has featured on the cover page of Time magazine is Dr. Manmohan Singh, who is giving a message of despair, disillusionment, corruption, leaderless economy and downslide of Indian rupee. So, this is the contrast between the two parties also. Hence, the BJP is staking claim to form the (central) government in 2014. The entire world knows that here are two people from India. One stands for development, the other stands for despair," he added.
Vijay said the Prime Minister is at the moment working as a passenger of an abandoned ship.
"Manmohan Singh is working as a passenger of an abandoned ship. He was neither a captain, nor a leader. He was simply trying to fix up a couple of nuts and volts. Even in that work, he has completely failed. So, the ship of the Indian Government is completely abandoned and Dr. Manmohan Singh is in a radar less ship," he said.
Vijay further said the Time Magazine has only reconfirmed what all Indians have already felt and said before because the economy of India is in completely back shape.
"It's a leadership economy. The rupees value is going down. We are suffering with corruption, price rise and high rates of dollars have completely devastated India's import and export balance," said Vijay.
"So, Dr. Manmohan Singh has proved to be the worst finance person in India. He has a great background of financial education, but it has not proved good for the country," he added.
The Time Magazine has also raised questions on Manmohan Singh's ability to act in the face of slowing growth, widespread charges of policy inaction and the unpopularity of business reforms.
"India needs a robot. Is Prime Minister Manmohan Singh up to the job?" asked the weekly magazine.
"The laws that could help create growth and jobs are stuck in parliament, sparking concerns that politicians have lost the plot in their focus on short-term populist measures that will win votes," said the magazine, while criticizing the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre.
"India is stalling. To turn it around, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh must emerge from his private and political gloom," the magazine said, while calling the Prime Minister 'a man in shadow'.
The cover of the Time magazine's March 26 issue featured Modi, with the caption: "Modi means business, but can he lead India".
"It's Modi in makeover mode: an act of self-purification, humility and bridge building in a state that is still traumatised by the Hindu-led anti-Muslim massacres of 10 years ago and the flawed investigations in their wake...," the article said.
The Time magazine article said Modi is a firm, "no-nonsense leader" who can steer India out of a "mire of chronic corruption and inefficiency". (ANI)
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