“I think there is a time for everything. Time automatically throws up leadership and today a leadership has emerged in Congress and that has come from the majority of the party.”
Singh had steered Congress to a victory in Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections last year and became chief minister of the state for the sixth time, setting a record.
Singh is considered a strong leader, whose voice is valued within the organisation.
His remarks advocating the projection of Rahul Gandhi as party's Prime Minister comes at a time when the Congress Vice President's role in party affairs have remarkably grown, which was also witnessed during the passage of Lokpal Bill as Rahul took the lead.
To questions about Rahul's new formulations of regular monitoring of party work in states, Singh said, “this is very good. It has made Congress agile and gave it a new direction.”
Singh added “what he is teaching people is to fight from the front and doing it by example. This is what we require...It is very easy to give speeches, advice but one should come in field to implement it... this is what he is doing.”
