In a suprise move, former PM Dr Manmohan Singh met PM Modi at his official residence in 7 Race Course Road.
PM Modi himself tweeted the picture saying :
The details of the meeting is yet to emerge still. But the timing is pretty significant because just today morning only, former PM launched a scathing attack on the NDA government. He also defended his action in connection with the 2g scam saying he has not used public office to enrich himself.
Singh's remarks come a day after former TRAI Chairman Pradip Baijal alleged that the former Prime Minister had warned him of harm if he did not cooperate on 2G telecom licenses.
In an uncharacteristic hard-hitting speech at a convention in New Delhi, Singh said institutions of democracy were "under threat" and the edifice of welfare state was being "dismantled".
He also questioned BJP government's claims on economic development, saying rural India was under acute distress and the economic recovery was fragile. "Institutions of Democracy are under threat. The entire edifice of the welfare state is now being dismantled in the guise of promoting faster economic growth, whereas they are two sides of the same coin.
"The past is continually being rewritten to promote a highly biased and communal view... Dissent is being suppressed," Singh said in his address at the convention organised by NSUI, the student wing of the Congress.
The Congress party, he said, has tried hard to ensure that India flourishes as an open pluralistic, liberal and secular democracy which was proud of its composite heritage.
"This very idea of India is now under systematic assault. We must understand how this assault is being mounted and then come up with our response," he said.
On the other hand BJP President Amit Shah launched a counter attack on Manmohan Singh. He said, "I firmly believe that a Prime Minister's responsibility is not just limited to not indulging in corruption, but it is also his responsibility to stop others as well so as to uproot corruption from the entire system.
"Under Manmohan's leadership scams worth Rs 12 lakh crore were committed. How can Congress shrug off its responsibility for this," Shah said.
With PTI inputs
