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Tamils must live with dignity in Lanka: PM New Delhi, March 8 "It will be our effort to work with the Government of Sri Lanka to ensure that the Tamil population in Sri Lanka is given a chance to lead a life of dignity and self respect as equal citizens of that country," Manmohan Singh said in the Rajya Sabha while replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address. The PM said the Lankan Government must talk to the Tamil leadership and political reconciliation was a must to bring lasting peace there to resolve the Tamils' issue. "There are problems in Sri Lanka. We have been worried about the fate of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka. It has been our effort to deal with the Government of Sri Lanka. There must be political reconciliation. Without national reconciliation, the situation cannot remain calm. The Sri Lankan Government must, therefore, take the initiative to talk to the Tamil leadership in Sri Lanka," Singh said. PM takes on BJP in Rajya Sabha
Picking up from where he had left in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh again launched a frontal attack on the BJP in the Rajya Sabha, particularly Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley saying “men of envy” disparage everything. Manmohan Singh, while expressing confidence that growth would bounce back to 7-8 per cent, urged the Opposition to be more objective in assessing the work of the government. Taking on Jaitley, the Prime Minister said, “I agree with Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley saying that country needs a growth of 7-8 per cent to get rid of poverty. I would like to remind this House that this is precisely the intention of the UPA government.” (With PTI inputs)
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