New Delhi: The Prime Minister will not announce his resignation at a press conference on Friday, as speculated in some newspapers, said sources in his office to NDTV. However, senior leaders in his party say he will set the stage for the projection of Rahul Gandhi as the Congress party's prime ministerial candidate.
Dr Manmohan Singh's press conference this week is only his second in his current term as prime minister and comes nearly a month after his party endured a humiliating defeat in elections in important states including Delhi.
Mr Gandhi, 43, is No 2 in the Congress after his mother, Sonia, who is party president.
In September, Mr Gandhi excoriated a decision cleared by the cabinet to shield convicted politicians from being forced to quit parliament if they are convicted of serious crimes. Mr Gandhi described the executive order passed by Dr Singh as "nonsense" and dramatically tore it up at a press conference. His criticism was seen as a sharp under-mining of the PM who was away on a foreign tour. (Rahul Gandhi calls ordinance on convicted lawmakers 'nonsense')
On his plane on the way home, Dr Singh expressed unhappiness over the timing of Mr Gandhi's outburst. Before that incident, he had told NDTV that Mr Gandhi was an ideal choice for the country's top job, and that he was willing to work under him after 2014 in the party.
Dr Manmohan Singh's press conference this week is only his second in his current term as prime minister and comes nearly a month after his party endured a humiliating defeat in elections in important states including Delhi.
Mr Gandhi, 43, is No 2 in the Congress after his mother, Sonia, who is party president.
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In September, Mr Gandhi excoriated a decision cleared by the cabinet to shield convicted politicians from being forced to quit parliament if they are convicted of serious crimes. Mr Gandhi described the executive order passed by Dr Singh as "nonsense" and dramatically tore it up at a press conference. His criticism was seen as a sharp under-mining of the PM who was away on a foreign tour. (Rahul Gandhi calls ordinance on convicted lawmakers 'nonsense')
On his plane on the way home, Dr Singh expressed unhappiness over the timing of Mr Gandhi's outburst. Before that incident, he had told NDTV that Mr Gandhi was an ideal choice for the country's top job, and that he was willing to work under him after 2014 in the party.
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