This Article is From May 22, 2013

UPA II completes four years: Who said what

UPA II completes four years: Who said what
As the UPA II government completes four years in office, the Opposition launched a scathing attack on the Centre and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today on its performance. While the BJP raised question over the leadership quality of the PM, the Congress hit back at the opposition for playing negative politics.

Here are some of the political reactions on the fourth anniversary of the UPA II government:


Sushma Swaraj, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha:
Manmohan Singh is the Prime Minister, but neither a leader of the country nor the leader of his own party. Singh's colleagues sit with him in the Cabinet and look towards the UPA Chairperson (Sonia Gandhi) for directions. Such a split leadership is the biggest failure of UPA.

Arun Jaitley, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha:
UPA has devalued the Prime Minister's post. Manmohan Singh's Cabinet colleagues look towards UPA chairperson for policy directions and somewhere else for future leadership.

Kamal Nath, Parliamentary Affairs Minister:
There have been no differences between Sonia Gandhi and the Prime Minister. Every time, there's a consensus, a complete agreement on all decisions.

Renuka Chowdhary, Congress spokesperson:
We are bemused at the lack of a responsible opposition...History will judge the negative role they have played persistently. We fear that the BJP will repeat a hattrick of sitting in the opposition as they have no collective goal and no cohesion in their ranks.

Manish Tewari, Information and Broadcast Minister:
The opposition party (BJP) has demonstrated to the entire country that grapes are sour for them. It would have been better if they had waited for the UPA to present its report to the people, and if at all then they had a critique on it, in a democratic paradigm they are entitled to a critique.

Rajeev Shukla, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs:
We are not concerned with what the opposition has to say. They are always demanding the prime minister's resignation. They have made it a joke.

Sitaram Yechury, CPM Politburo member:
The UPA, which started four years ago, is not the UPA today. It doesn't have a majority in Parliament. It manufactures majority, and this is done with the help of the CBI. Therefore, it is a minority government which is manufacturing majority to survive.

D Raja, CPI National Secretary:
Such massive cases of corruption have never been witnessed in the post-Independence era, involving those in power as well as senior bureaucrats. Even the Prime Minister stands accused in all this.
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