Venkaiah verdict: CMP outdated

V.P. Singh commends 8216;inclusive8217; CMP

Former prime minister V.P. Singh on Friday commended the UPA Government for an 8216;8216;inclusive8217;8217; CMP, castigating the BJP for its duplicity and hypocrisy. 8216;8216;The CMP is a perfect marriage between efficiency of market with sensitivities of a welfare state,8217;8217; he said. He added, 8216;8216;If L.K. Advani was looking for reasons why the 8216;feelgood8217; campaign didn8217;t work, he would find answers in CMP.8217;8217;

While the UPA CMP stresses investments and reforms in the market, it also pledges total commitment to those sections left out by the BJP8212;farmers, labourers, unemployed youth and other marginalised sections of society, he said.

Singh also condemned Advani8217;s pledge to bring Hindutva back into the political fold. He also appealed to the NDA allies to do a rethink on realigning with the BJP. 8216;8216;The BJP used to boast once that the Congress was completely isolated, but today, not a single NDA ally has come out in its support. I have called up the TDP8217;s Chandrababu Naidu to request him to keep his options open on. It is important to have secular parties occupying the Opposition too.8221;