*Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal is now battling hard
during "strong PM's" tenure!!!*
*DR MANMOHAN SINGH -WEAK PRIME MINISTER*
*VERSUS*
*NARENDRA MODI- STRONG PRIME MINISTER*
*I P Singh,TNN | Jul 24, 2014,*
*In the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal ridiculed Dr Manmohan Singh, terming him a "weak Prime Minister" who failed to guard the interests of Punjab.*
*It was in a rally addressed by Narendra Modi on April 25 at Hoshiarpur, that Badal not only termed the economist PM as a "weak Prime Minister" but also alleged that during his tenure "pride of turban was dishonoured".*
*"The turban of Punjab was dishonoured during Dr Manmohan Singh's rule."*
*VERSUS
*Then, showering praises on Modi, he had said that, "Modi has been given the turban and he will keep its honour as it is very important."*
*"Modi understood the problems of Punjab hundred times better than Dr Manmohan Singh," he had said, to underline his scorn for the 'weak' PM and admiration for the would-be PM.*
*His (Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal) threat and intense lobbying with top BJP leaders including PM Narendra Modi and home minister Rajnath Singh could only yield a letter from home secretary asking the Haryana chief secretary to ask the governor to take back his assent to the bill. However, this letter became reason for another embarrassment after Haryana CS termed it "very amusing" and rebuffed the central move with scorn.*
*In the assembly session, SAD president and deputy CM Sukhbir Badal also praised Dr Manmohan Singh on July 17, 2014 for not allowing the formation of HSGPC as "he understood its history and sacrifices made for it".*
*Courtesy by THE TIMES OF INDIA*
*The extract by*
*Balbir Singh Sooch-Sikh Vichar Manch*