The prime minister's insistence that the Gandhi scion take a more active role signals his growing discomfiture with the dual power structure, with Sonia Gandhi heading the Congress-led UPA coalition and Singh leading the government.
Gandhi met the prime minister shortly after the latter returned from a US trip. During the meeting, the Congress vice-president regretted his choice of words while trashing an ordinance meant to shield convicted leaders from disqualification.
Sources in the PMO said during their 20-minute meeting, the Prime Minister briefed Rahul Gandhi on why the Cabinet had decided to push the ordinance, based on a note prepared by law minister Kapil Sibal.
