Hyderabad,
Dt 14-01-2011
Sub : Request to remove Dr Manmohan Singh from Prime Minister
Position and make Sri Pranab Mukherjee as Prime Minister.
Respected Madam Smt Soniaji,
Sadar Namaskar,
The Congress Secular Hindu Forum (CSHF) is shocked to came to know through news papers about possible reshuffle in the Union Cabinet around third week of January, 2011.It was reported that you had a meeting with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday, 8-1-2011 on this issue. We strongly felt that it is the high time to change the Prime Minister himself, instead of making some cosmetic changes in the cabinet, to win over the confidence of the people towards Congress leadership.
You may be aware that Congress-led UPA Government has been fastly losing its popularity in the country in recent times due to exposure of number of corrupt deals, soaring rise in the prices of essential commodities and mis-governence by Dr Manmoahn Singh’s team. This has been leading to the steep fall in the popularity rating of Dr Manmoan Singh, Sri Rahul Gandhi and also your-selves, resulting possible debacle of Congress party in forthcoming elections in various states. It was also indicated that if elections are held to Lok Sabha around this time, Congress is unlikely to retain its power at the Center.
Congress party workers and supporters all over the country have been worrying with these indications. They are of the view that UPA Government failed to work for the development of the country and well-being of the people, but only some power brokers, corrupt leaders and corporate houses are the major beneficiaries of this Government.
Various corrupt deals exposed in recent times, mainly that of 2-G Spectrum deal, in which a revenue loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore for the Government was estimated by CAG, are said to be responsible for the growing anti-incumbency waves which have been spreading in the country against Congress party . As these corrupt practices were routed through Prime Minister’s office and Dr Manmohan Singh so far failed to give any credible answer for his inaction in all these issues, CSHF strongly believe his continuation in office even for a day costs dearly to the electoral fortunate of the Congress party.
So, we humbly request you to replace Dr Manmohan Singh with Finance Minister Sri Pranab Mukherje as Prime Minister and give him free hand to form his own cabinet with honest and trust worthy leaders, who can win back the confidence of the people. You may be aware, that Sri Pranab Mukherjee is the senior most leader in the party with vast administrative experience and also clean image.
Even now, Sri Pranab Mukherjee known as major `trouble shooter’ for the Congress party, has been discharging two third of responsibilities that a Prime Minister is expected to perform in the Government and swings into action whenever the party or the government found in some or other trouble.
In the present circumstances, CSHF trusts that the need of the hour is to change the Prime Minister, by making Sri Pranab Mukherjee as Prime Minister, but not to take up some minor changes in the Union Cabinet. We are confident that Sri Pranab Mukherjee will provide stable government and also win over the confidence of the people with his administrative initiatives, which would strengthen your leadership in the Congress party.
After CSHF pasted posters in Delhi, opposing the proposal of making Sri A K Antony as Prime Minister and stating that people’s choice is Sri Pranab Mukherjee, we have been receiving overwhelming support from Congress party leaders and workers all over the country. This has indicated that over 90 per cent of Congress workers and leaders have been seeking to make Sri Pranab Mukherjee as Prime Minister of the country.
We are disturbed over the reports that Sri Rahul Gandhi is proposing the name of Lok Sabha speaker Smt Meira Kumar for Prime Minister Position. You have already weakened the party and also the country by ignoring several senior leaders in the party and preferring Dr Manmohan Singh for this position in 2004. In the same way, if you prefer to choose another `weak’ candidate in the name of giving representation for weaker sections, we fear party workers and people at large in the country will not accept it.
We wish to make it clear that except Sri Pranab Mukherjee, people are not ready to accept any other name for this position. We are reiterating CSHF demand to make Sri Pranab Mukherjee as Prime Minister. We wish to inform you that if you failed to respect our demand, we would be forced to stall the proceedings of Parliament budget session.
We fear that if you failed to respond to the demand of the party cadre and also people of the country to replace Dr Manmohan Singh with Sri Pranab Mukherjee as Prime Minister of the country at this crucial juncture, the history may not excuse us. The country may point towards us if the Congress party pushed to the opposition benches very soon.
Being heading this 125-year old largest political party in the world, Congress party, we strongly felt it would be your responsibility to honour the sentiments and view of the party cadre and also leaders. We are only remembering you the party cadre’s demand to make Sri Pranab Murkherjee as Prime Minister. All the Congress supporerts and part cadre in the country are strongly felt that he can only ensure to bring back Congress into power in 2014 general elections..
CSHF is also shocked to go through some news paper reports that you are proposing to make Sri A K Antony as Home Minister of the Country. We wish to make it clear that Congress workers all over the country cannot accept such a proposal. Moreover, we demand to remove him from the Cabinet as he was strong opponent of Smt Indira Gandhi’s leadership in the Congress party.
You may be aware, when Smt Indira Gandhi was struggling hard to bring back Congress into power after it was defeated in the hand of Janata Party in 1977, Sri Antony was among those leaders who revolted against her leadership and suspended her from the Congress party. We wish to remember you at that time we are all in the forefront in starting Congress (I) under the dynamic leadership of Smt Indira Gandhi and now you are heading the same party.
When Smt Indira Gandhi decided to contest in the LoK Sabha by-elections from Chikamangalur constituency in Karnataka state in 1978 so that to start her fight against Janata Party regime, the then Karnataka Chief Minister Sri Devaraj Urs, who was also the president of Congress (Urs) decided to support her candidature. At that time Sri Antony was Chief Minister of Kerala and he was in Congress (Urs).
Sri Antony had strongly protested Sri Devraj Urs decision to support Smt Indira Gandhi candidature and resigned from Chief Ministership and also from Congress (Urs). He had strongly opposed moves of Smt Indira Gandhi to fight against Janta Party regime and restore Congress rule at the Center. Later he formed a regional party in Kerala, that known as Congress (Antony).
We also wish to remember you that Sri Antony was the main architect in Kerala in the formation of Left Democratic Front (LDF), headed by CPM, as a strong opposition for Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), in 1980. He had plotted by hijacking Congress allies CPI, Kerala Congress (Mani) and RSP from its fold, by joining hands with CPM along with his Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee – KPCC (Antony) that led to formation of CPM Government headed by Sri E K Nayanar.
Sri Antony had never respects Congress workers in Kerala or anywhere in the country and always working against to their interests. We feel continuation of such leader in the Union Cabinet would weaken the Congress party and also demoralize the Congress cadre.
At a time when the entire Congress party is making moves to save the Congress party from these corrupt allegations, the party cadre is unable to digest the “irresponsible” moves of the union minister Sri Kapil Sibal, who is now holding I T Ministry after the resignation of Sri A Raja on corruption charges in 2 G Spectrum scandal. Sri Sibal’s uncalled remarks have been giving an impression to the public that the government is attempting to protect the beneficiaries of these corrupt deals. We regretted to note that Sri Kapil Sibal is trying to `whitewash’ the 2G Spectrum scam.
Congress party cadre and also the people of India would not buy Sri Kapil Sibal’s argument that the Comptroller and Audit-General’s (CAG) finding on the loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore was “utterly erroneous and without any basis”. When investigations are going on at various levels on this scam, we wonder how can the concerned minister tries to give `clean certificate’ to the people involved in the scam. To save the Congress party from this embarrassment, CSHF demands you immediately sack Sri Kapil Sibal from the Union Cabinet.
We appeal to you, it is high time for you to take some strong decisions to save the Congress party and thus India from the present uncertainty and also to restore confidence of the people on the Congress party and it’s Government. At the present hour of crisis, Congress party workers all over the country are expecting bold initiatives from you in this regard. You should immediately swing into action by removing Dr Manmohan Singh from the office and make Sri Pranab Mukherjee as Prime Minister to save the Congress Party and also the Country.
We fear that further continuation of Dr Manmohan Singh in office would spoil the Congress party image further so that the situation may beyond our control to save the party. We look forward for immediate positive response from you to save the Congress party and weakening popularity of UPA Government headed by Dr Manmohan Singh. In the present hour of crisis, we strongly felt that Sri Pranab Mukherje is the only leader who can rescue the party and the government from the present mess created by Dr Manmohan Singh and his team. We trust you would respect the sentiments of the party cadre in this regard.
With warm regards,
Sincerely Yours,
(K Ravi Kumar),
General Secretary-Central Committee
