New Delhi, Sept 2: Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Sunday shared stage with his succesor PM Narendra Modi at the launch of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu's book 'Moving On… Moving Forward: A Year in Office'. Speaking at the event, Manmohan Singh quoted a couplet of legendry poet Allama Iqbal and said that there is a lot more to achieve for Naidu.

"Sitaron Ke Aage Jahan Aur Bhi Hain, Abhi Ishq Ke Imtehan Aur Bhi Hain," said Manmohan Singh. The former prime minister congratulated Venkaiah Naidu on a successful one year as Vice President but said that the best is yet to come from him. To say the same thing in Urdu, Dr Singh quoted the above couplet from one of Allama Iqbal's Gazals. Idea of Book 'Moving On... Moving Forward: A Year In Office' is to Present Transparency, Says Venkaiah Naidu.

Speaking at the same event, PM Modi made a vield attack on the Opposition, saying the one who calls for discipline was being branded an 'autocrat' as he praised Rajya Sabha Chairman Naidu for bringing 'discipline' to the House. PM Modi also said the disruptions in the Rajya Sabha enabled Naidu to display his administrative expertise as the Chairman.

"Naidu is a disciplinarian, but the situation in the country is such that it has become easy to call discipline undemocratic. If someone even tries to be a disciplinarian, he has to face the music. He is called an autocrat and they open the dictionary…," Modi said, after unveiling "Moving On... Moving Forward: A Year In Office" -- a book marking the completion of Naidu's one year as the Vice President and the Rajya Sabha Chairman.

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