Will quit if Team Anna allegations are
proved: PM
Tuesday May 29, 2012 10:13:22 PM,
IANS
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On Board Air India One: A combative Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday
threatened to "give up" his public career if there was any truth
in the allegations hurled against him by Team Anna.
"I will give up my public career" if there is any truth in the
allegations, Manmohan Singh said while speaking to reporters on
board Air India One on his return home from a three-day visit to
Myanmar.
Manmohan Singh said that the allegations should be verified.
"Aur agar usmen jara bhi sach nikalta hai to main - I will give up
my public career and country can give me any punishment," he
asserted.
Speaking alternately in English and Hindi, Manmohan said: "Bharat
ki janta is baat ka faisla kare ki kya kasoor kiya hai pradhan
mantri ne jo ki itne kathin aur kathor shabd unke liye istemal
kiye ja rahe hain (The people of India must decide whether the
prime minister has committed any crime deserving such harsh
words)".
A visibly anguished prime minister lamented about "words which are
being used without reason or rhyme", adding: "I think the public
in India should make up its mind whether this sort of politics
should rule the roost in the country."
Manmohan Singh also said that there have been reports based on
leaked portions of a draft CAG document about the allocation of
coal blocks.
"We have also received a letter on the same subject. The coal
minister has given factual details in response to these
allegations and the coal ministry has put all the information on
its website.
"We have not yet received the CAG report," he said, adding: "When
we do, the government will submit its detailed factual response
before the Public Accounts Committee as per constitutional
procedures. Uninformed allegations and discussions based on leaked
drafts are unfortunate."
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