Govt ready for any discussion on Quattrocchi: PM

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 18:48 [IST]

New Delhi, Mar 1 (UNI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the UPA government was ready for any discussion on the Quattrocchi issue.

''We are not afraid of entering into any discussion. We have done no wrong,'' the Prime Minister said in the Rajya Sabha after the opposition demanded a clarification from the Prime Minister's ''impromptu press conference'' outside Parliament on February 27.

The Prime Minister reiterated that by speaking outside Parliament, he did not mean to show disrespect to any member.

Dr Singh recalled that he did not hold any press conference but answered some questions thrown at him by mediapersons.

He had said the government was ready for any discussions on Quattrocchi issue and the CBI will follow the course of the law while dealing with the issue.

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