New Delhi, March 03: The Lok Sabha today witnessed an interesting passage of arms when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh intervened repeatedly and rejected BJP leader L K Advani’s charge that US pressure was behind India’s decision to talk to Pakistan.
In a sharp verbal duel during the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address, Singh asserted that there is no change in the US policy on Indo-Pak relations after President Barack Obama came to power.
He intervened on more than two occasions during the 75-minute speech by Advani, seeking to set the record straight on the Indo-Pak talks besides other issues like ‘one-rank-one-pension’ for armed forces.
“You are using this debate to sow seeds… What you are attributing to President Obama is certainly not true.
—Agencies