Pre-poll Akali invite puts PM in a spot
A prolonged Congress agitation against Akali Dal government and an early model code of conduct may provide Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with an escape route on having to take a call on the politically contentious invite from Punjab ahead of elections. The Punjab Congress unit has urged the central leadership that the PM should not visit the state for inauguration of airport and museum on Akali Dal's invite, warning that it would boost rival prospects in the war of perception in the heartland. Its concerns revolve around the impact of a Sikh PM lauding projects sponsored by rivals during the poll campaign.
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