NEW DELHI: Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu was full of praise for a reticent Manmohan Singh today and said the former Prime Minister’s “silence” did what the ruling BJP’s “uproar” could not.
Addressing the 84th plenary session of the Congress here, Sidhu, a former BJP MP who had often targeted Singh over his reluctance to speak out on issues, also apologised to the former Prime Minister.
Sidhu, in his speech peppered with poetry and witty remarks, also said that Singh was both “Sardar (a Sikh) and asardar (effective)”.
“I want to apologise to Sardar Manmohan Singh and that too bowing down (before Singh). Sardar Manmohan Singh, your silence has done what the BJP’s uproar could not. I realised this after 10 years, sir,” said the cricketer-turned-politician, who joined the Congress before Punjab Assembly polls in 2017.
Lauding the Congress veteran, Sidhu said the economy galloped like an Arabian horse under his watch as the Prime Minister. Whereas, he said, under the BJP’s rule, the economy is moving at the pace of a tortoise. (AGENCIES)
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