To this, the Prime Minister said he appreciated the fact that Rahul Gandhi was taking an active interest in controversial political subjects and added that he should lead the next government.
Rahul Gandhi's dramatic intervention to block the ordinance has now made it inevitable that he must take the responsibility of heading the next government if the UPA retains power after the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
Congress sources sayd, it was extremely unlikely that Dr Singh would get a third term even if the UPA manages to retain power.