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Singh said that during his six years in power his
Cabinet had met almost every week. Issues are debated and
ministers abide by the decisions taken thereafter.
When a questioner suggested that it appeared his
government was "marking time" while Rahul Gandhi was
"spreading his wings", the Prime Minister laughed it away. In
any case politics was a competitive game, he said.
He agreed with Rahul Gandhi's view that there are two
Indias. The inequality of income and wealth was a fact of
life and the gap between the rich and the poor had to be
bridged, he said.
The Prime Minister listed the Naxal problem, Kashmir
situation and the forthcoming judgement in the Babri Masjid
case as some of the top issues that would have a bearing on
how India would shape in the years ahead.
About the Naxal problem, he said that it was one of the
greatest security challenges to which there was no no "quick
fix". He favoured a two-pronged approach of addressing valid
economic and social reasons behind the problem and at the same
time enforcing law and order.
With regard to Kashmir, Singh disclosed that he was
calling a meeting of Cabinet Committee of Security (CCS) later
this week to discuss "threadbare" how to tackle the situation.
"I can't promise you that I can produce a rabbit out of
my hat ....the country must learn to be patient," he said.
Answering a question about allegations of corruption
against some of his ministers which had "sullied" the
government's image, the Prime Minister said that corruption
constituted a major challenge for India's polity. But every
opponent cannot be condemned as being corrupt.
He promised action in regard to serious allegations of
corruption in the Cabinet.
Singh said that with regard to allocation of Spectrum
in which Telecom Minister A Raja is facing allegations "I took
adequate precaution and took note of what appeared in the
media". He declined to comment any further saying that the
matter was sub-judice. (More) PTI MKR
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