Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will retire from the Rajya Sabha tomorrow, ending his 33-year tenure. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote a heartfelt letter dedicated to the 91-year-old’s work, the policies he introduced during his tenure as prime minister and finance minister and his legacy.

Mr Haq said in the letter that with Manmohan Singh’s retirement, “an era ends”. “Few people have achieved as much for the country and its people as you have,” he wrote. Mr. Haq expressed his gratitude to Manmohan Singh for his wisdom and guidance and said serving in the Singh cabinet was of great benefit to him. Say it’s a “privilege”. “Over the past few years, despite personal inconveniences, you have continued to serve the Congress Party. For that, the Congress Party and I will be forever grateful,” he added.

“Even as you retire from politics, I hope you will speak to as many of our citizens as possible and continue to be the voice of national wisdom and moral compass. I wish you peace, health and happiness.”

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Appreciating the economic policies proposed by Manmohan Singh, Mr. Haq said: “You have shown that it is possible to pursue economic policies that are equally beneficial to large groups, young entrepreneurs, small businesses, the working class and the poor. “Because of your policies, during your tenure as Prime Minister, India was able to lift 270 million people out of poverty, which is the largest number of poor people in the world,” he said.

He also said that Manmohan Singh will always be “a hero to the middle class and aspiring youth, a leader and guide to industrialists and entrepreneurs, and a benefactor to all the poor who have been lifted out of poverty through economic means”. policy”.

Mr. Haq commended Manmohan Singh for introducing the MGNREGA scheme and said the scheme continues to provide relief to rural workers in times of crisis. “The country and especially the rural population will remember you for ensuring that they were able to earn a living and have self-respect through this program,” he wrote.

In his letter, Haq mentioned several achievements and key moments during Manmohan Singh’s tenure as Prime Minister and Finance Minister. He commended him for pursuing the historic Indo-US nuclear deal “even if it meant putting your government at risk for the sake of national security”. He also mentioned that he remembered what former US President Obama said for Manmohan Singh: “Whenever the Indian Prime Minister speaks, the whole world listens to him.”

Mr. Haq said the times we live in were largely shaped by Manmohan Singh. “The economic prosperity and stability we enjoy today is built on the foundations laid by you and our former Prime Minister, Bharat Ratna Shri PV Narasimha Rao. “

“The leaders who currently benefit from your work are unwilling to believe you because of political bias,” Mr Hague said, attacking the ruling government. He said the reforms undertaken by this government stem from the work initiated during the UP government led by Manmohan Singh.

Mr Haq said the nation missed the quiet but strong dignity with which Manmohan Singh assumed the office of Prime Minister. He said: “Your wisdom and experience will now be missed in Parliament. Your dignity, prudence, gentle yet statesmanlike words stand in stark contrast to the loud and false voice that typifies current politics.”

Mr Haq also recalled Manmohan Singh’s speech on demonetisation, in which he called the move a “colossal failure of governance” and “organized robbery and legalized plunder”.

“Even as you retire from an active political career, I hope that you will be able to speak to as many citizens of our country as possible and continue to be the voice of national wisdom and moral compass. I wish you peace, health and happiness,” Mr. Hager said .