Pranab Mukherjee to publish book on his presidential years
New Delhi, June 12: The inside story of the issues that made headlines during the Presidentship of Pranab Mukherjee -- demonetisation, surgical strikes and others -- will find mention in the fourth part of his autobiographical series, titled "The Presidential Years".
Billed as a "first of its kind" book, it will be published in December and will chronicle his journey as India's 13th head of state "in exhaustive detail".
"The Presidential Years" has been acquired by Rupa Publications, which has published all the previous trio by Mukherjee - "The Dramatic Decade", "The Turbulent Years" and "The Coalition Years".
"This unique autobiographical account promises to give readers a bird's eye view of the functioning of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the inside stories of the issues that made the headlines -- from the imposition of President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh to demonetisation and the surgical strikes, his relationship with Prime Minister Modi and the NDA government and the functioning of the legislature, executive and the judiciary," Rupa said in a statement.
The last book in Mukherjee's autobiographical series was "The Coalition Years" and provided political insights and a historical perspective, with some rare and behind-the-scenes disclosures.
In news lately for his visit to the RSS headquarter in Nagpur, Mukherjee served as the 13th President of India from 2012 to 2017.
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PM Modi, myself don't have 'wife issue': Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi (PTI): In a friendly banter, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he didn’t have "the wife issue", as the Congress MP emphasised that everyone has learnt from women in their lives.
Participating in a debate in the Lok Sabha on the three bills introduced for amendments to the women's quota law and setting up a delimitation commission, Gandhi said women are a driving force in the national imagination and national perspective.
"All of us in this room have been influenced, taught, and have learnt a lot from women in our lives – from mothers, sisters, wives," Gandhi said.
"Of course, the prime minister and myself don't have the wife issue, so we don't get that input, but we have our mothers and sisters," he said while referring to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju's light-hearted remark that he got a scolding at home as he did not pen a poem for his wife like Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal did.
Gandhi also lauded his sister and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi's speech in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
"Yesterday, I was watching my sister achieve in five minutes what I have not been able to do in 20 years of my political career – make Amit Shah Ji smile," Gandhi said to peals of laughter.
