Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav has targeted prime minister Manmohan Singh saying that although he is a nice man but with not any independence to run the country. It seems it is the first time when he has attacked in such a way saying that if the prime minister of the country has no independence to take decision, how is it possible to run the country?
Mulayam Sinhg Yadav's comments about the PM come at a time Singh's nine-year tenure at the helm of the UPA government has come under sharp scrutiny, even from within the Congress.
However it is not a first time when Prime Minster has been targeted with such remarks that he is not free to take decision, it is first time that SP supreme has commented on such thing. A growing chorus of political figures and commentators have crticised Singh for being unable to assert his authority over a government whose functioning has been hobbled by a series of scams, a lacklustre economy and policy paralysis.
The latest criticism, this time from an ally, albeit a restive one, will underscore the growing tensions between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, one of the two UP parties on whose support the UPA government survives.
Mulayam also criticized the Congress of following flawed domestic, economic and foreign policies while sidestepping pointed questions on the government's longevity or the timing of the next elections.
Yadav criticised UPA's foreign policy, especially its handling of China, and ruled out any truck with BJP, which he blamed for damaging Indian politics.
He was also dismissive of Narendra Modi's achievements, stating that the Gujarat chief minister was a media creation.
(With inputs from ANI)
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