“Still Blaming First Prime Minister Nehru”

Punjab Election: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged people to vote for Congress.

New Delhi:

Ahead of the Punjab election on Sunday, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today urged people to vote for Congress in a video message in Punjabi. In sharp words aimed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he accused him of blaming Jawaharlal Nehru for every problem and said: “The PM’s post has a special significance”.

Manmohan Singh, 89, said the Congress had never divided the country for political gains or hidden the truth.

“On one hand, people are facing problems of inflation and unemployment, on the other, the present government, in power for the last seven and a half years, rather than admitting their mistakes and rectifying them, is still blaming first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for people’s problems,” Dr Singh said.

“I feel that the PM’s position has a special significance.

You cannot blame history to downplay your own faults. When I was Prime Minister for 10 years, I spoke through my work. I never let the country lose prestige before the world. I never undermined India’s pride,” he said.

“I have at least this satisfaction that after the false accusations against me of being weak , quiet and corrupt, the BJP and its B and C team are getting exposed in front of the country.”