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Cong rules out change of leadership in Govt

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Posted: Jan 24, 2009 at 1345 hrs IST

New Delhi Congress ruled out any change of leadership in the Government in view of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's illness, saying the question was "most irrelevant."

There cannot be two Prime Ministers and under the Constitution there can only be one Prime Minister, senior party leader M Veerappa Moily told reporters after releasing a report of the Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) on e-governance.

"The question is most irrelevant", he said when asked whether the party contemplated any change of leadership particularly at a time when the country was in election mode.

To a question why External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee was not made officiating Prime Minister, Moily said there cannot be two Prime Ministers, and as per the convention when the Prime Minister is abroad or away, certain functions are assigned to the senior-most minister.

"I don't think....therefore what has been done today is not abnormal," he said.

Expressing confidence that Singh will be back to work within two weeks after his heart surgery, Moily said the question of having a new leader does not arise. "Our confidence is that within two weeks he will be back to duty with more energy," he said.

Moily parried questions about any reshuffle in the union council of ministers. To questions regarding seat sharing talks with Samajwadi Party for Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, he said Congress President Sonia Gandhi was consulting senior SP leaders on the matter.

He said Gandhi was trying to sort out the issue as candidate selection process was already on. Asked if former Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin would be inducted in Congress, Moily said the party will take a decision on it. "It is for Congress to process his desire and take a decision," the AICC General Secretary said.

The former cricketer met Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, PCC chief Srinivas and Moily in Hyderabad on Thursday amidst speculation that he was joining Congress to contest the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat.

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next prime minister by richard on 26 Jan 2009

How can Congress party do it? Indians have pledged the PM's post to Nehru family. The other prime ministers will come and go but Nehru family will remain. If those family members are not there, our religious, regional and communal parties will feast on the dead body of our beloved nation.

Two PMs by Ganesh on 24 Jan 2009

At a time there can be one Prime Minister and another Super Prime minister.

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