Congress lauds PM for leading country through difficult times

A memento is also expected to be presented to the Prime Minister signed by all members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and Union Ministers.

Singh, 81, would be demitting office on May 17. He had earlier this year announced his retirement.

Congress leaders had always spoken of the relationship between the Prime Minister and Gandhi as an ideal division of labour, which saw perfect harmonisation between the government and the party.

AICC has always maintained that there cannot be any better relationship between a party president and a Prime Minister and had often dismissed as “rumours and disinformation” reports of differences between the two.