Zeenews Bureau

New delhi, Nov 21: Describing UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi as a “great lady”, Rashitrya Janta Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday, said that she should be the next Prime Minister of the country.

Speaking at the HT Leadership Summit, the RJD supremo also lauded Sonia Gandhi for turning down the offer to be the Prime Minister of India, instead made a Sikh the leader of the country.

And, the Congress-led UPA alliance is now working under the able guidance of Sonia Gandhi, he added.

The RJD leader, while shifting his focus to the coalition form of government batted in its favour and claimed that they are in the best interest of the nation.

Demanding more powers for the states, Lalu said that the decentralisation of power will deliver the fruits of development to all those who have been ignored and sidelined in the process.

Taking his point further, Lalu said that North Eastern states of India are again back in the mainstream, as the UPA government led by Dr Manmohan Singh has given special attention to the fast paced development of these regions.

He also complimented the UPA government over its highly successful nuclear deal with the US, which has elated India’s status as a nuclear weapon state.

He also cited the famous lines of Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan, who had once suggested that there should be a provision to recall errant politicians who fail to live up to the expectations of those who voted them to power.

Highlighting the achievements of his present portfolio as Railway Minister, Lalu, in a self congratulatory vein said that despite global meltdown the Indian Railways targets to generate revenue worth Rs 1 lakh crore in this fiscal.