Rahul meets PM, says he never meant to undermine him

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has reportedly told the Prime Minister today that he never meant to undermine either him or the cabinet when he made a dramatic outburst against a government ordinance seeking to reverse a Supreme Court decision on convicted MPs. [caption id=“attachment_1147187” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Rahul had adopted a conciliatory tone: PTI[/caption] The two met for around 25 minutes at Singh’s residence at 7 Race Course Road. Reports coming from the meeting say that Rahul had expressed regret at the manner of his actions, and had told Singh that his intention had never been to undermine the Prime Minister or cabinet. However, he had also reportedly explained why he was so strongly opposed to the ordinance. For his part, the Prime Minister had explained the note on the ordinance sent by the Law Ministry to Rahul, and said that it did not shield convicted politicians. CNN-IBN said that Rahul had adopted a conciliatory tone, and that he seemed to be seeking to undo the damage he had done. He had reportedly explained his stand to Singh and had requested him to take a second look at the ordinance. There had been no clear cut apology however, the channel added. The final decision on the ordinance will be taken by cabinet, the report added. Meanwhile the Congress core group is also meeting to discuss the party’s stance on the contentious ordinance. While the Congress is preparing to take its final decision on the matter, the party’s allies aren’t amused by the developments. Senior Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal has dismissed Rahul Gandhi‘s opposition to the ordinance as ‘drama’ and warned that reversing it would be ‘dangerous for democracy’. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Agarwal said, “Rahul’s remark on the ordinance is drama. If PM backs on his stand, then it is dangerous for democracy. The ordinance should be brought. How can one be disqualified simply on basis of trial court verdict?”