Your Choice Of The Prime Minister For Next Lok Sabha Elections 2009

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Your Choice Of The Prime Minister For Next Lok Sabha Elections 2009

We are pleased to present you, a vital and brain-storming series containing a brief portrayal of various leaders, who may be the potential Prime Ministers of India for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2009. Herewith, we are portraying the character sketch of all favourable candidates, who stand suitable for the highest legislative post. We will try to contain all their characteristics, personal and professional profiles, and their strengths and weaknesses. So, all this information will help you to vote for your favourite Prime Ministerial Candidate for the next Lok Sabha elections.

It will be your own choice to vote your favorite candidate, and we will publish your opinion, comments, and voting results in the final episode of the current series. So, let’s get ready for a significant series, which is vital for you, your family and at large, your country. Since, you as a citizen are the real king of a democracy as you have the authority to choose your representative. So, why not do that wisely?

1st Episode PM Candidate Of This Section: Dr. Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh, one of the ten siblings to Mr. Gurmukh Singh and Mrs. Gursharan Kaur, he was born in Gah, West Punjab (now in Pakistan) on September 26, 1932 His family moved to Amritsar in Punjab when Manmohan was 14 years old. The family had poor earning sources and his father owned a shop selling dry fruits. He was so keen and determined to get education that he used to study under the streetlights as there were so many people in the family house.

Dr. Singh says that he became an economist because he wanted to eradicate the pitiable poverty. He studied at Oxford and Cambridge on Scholarships and wrote his Oxford doctorial thesis on India’s export competitiveness. Later, he taught at Delhi School of Economics from where he got selected to be a civil servant and held number of high posts during his tenure.

He is a discovery of former Prime Minister Mr. P.V. Narasimha Rao, who offered him the finance ministry in 1991. He proved his caliber by rescuing the sick economy when the soft-spoken minister pulled India out of financial troubles and put the economy racing fast by opening up direct foreign investment. Dr. Manmohan Singh holds an M.A. in Economics, D.Phil. (Oxford), D.Litt (Honoris Causa) and is also known as father of Indian Reforms. He has been awarded as the best parliamentarian in the year 2002. He is the first Prime Minister never to have been elected as member of the lower house. He has been a member of Rajya Sabha from Assam since 1995 and got re-elected in the years 2001 and 2007.

As per the general opinion the 14th Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh makes a good economist, but certainly not a strong leader. His government has contributed to supporting peace process with Pakistan and various visits have been made across the borders by top leaders of both sides. One of the major achievements of his government has been signing up the nuclear deal with Unites States of America. Though, he has been successful marching India’s economic growth on a faster track than ever, but he has remained a failure when it comes to the other fronts.

The issues related to national security, terrorism, naxalism, social and constitutional reforms, policing reforms, poverty eradication, agricultural reforms and corruption have remained intact in his tenure.

Dr. Singh is often criticized by the opposition parties for being the weakest Prime Minister until now as commented by Mr. Lal Krishna Advani. He is also targeted for his Muslim appeasement and for his statement, "Minorities, particularly the Muslims, have first right over the national resources". Also, his statement of losing sleep on Hanif arrest in Australia was deeply criticized by many, as he was asked whether he lost sleep when hundreds of innocent people got killed in Hyderabad, Varanasi and Ajmer blasts.

So, Dr. Singh could not do much to eliminate some of the most awful menaces in the country like corruption, poverty, social injustice, crime, terrorism, economic disparity and inflation.

His Strengths

High Education

Liberalization

Honesty

Good Image

Progressive

Party Favourite

Non-controversial

His Weaknesses

Not a mass leader

Avoids taking hard decisions

Not a good speaker

Issues under his rule such as Price hikes, farmer suicides, and terrorism

So, do write to us if you feel Dr. Manmohan Singh makes the best choice for the next Prime Minister of India. And, do read the next episode of current series exclusively focussed on some other prime ministerial candidate.