India wants permanent PM, not contractual one: Naqvi

Union minister Muktar AbbasNaqvi on Sunday said the country wants a permanent anddecisive prime minister, instead of a contractual one

Hitting out at the opposition alliance for having "toomany" contenders for the PM's post, Naqvi said the country"does not want a contractual prime minister, where you havesomeone as prime minister for six months and somebody else forthe next six months." Asserting that the people want a strong and decisivegovernment, he told a press conference here, "The country doesnot want a 'juggad' or 'jod tod ki sarkar' (stop-gaparrangement leading to the formation of an unstablegovernment)." The people, the Union Minister of Minority Affairssaid, will vote for the developmental work done in the lastfive years

Mocking the opposition alliance for fighting a battleof survival, Naqvi added, "Most of the opposition parties willlose their recognition after elections. They are all fightinga battle for survival." PTI PNTRBT RBT