Govt prepared for contest on any subject raise by Oppn: PM

With the Opposition looking for to corner the government in Parliament on the issue of dishonesty and price rise, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today appealed to all parties to jointly tackle problems facing the nation and promised a prearranged debate on matter raised by them.

"It is our honest wish that this session should run efficiently and Parliament should discuss all issues of national significance and the government is quite prepared for any subject which the Opposition would like to be taken up," Singh told reporters external Parliament.
The Prime Minister said the government would welcome a "structured debate" on a range of issues.
Singh said the matters which are in the courts should be left to the judges to decide.
"The matters that are in the courts, that are best left to the courts to decide," he said.
Hoping the session will be "productive and "constructive", the Prime Minister said, "I appeal to all segment of Parliament. My appeal to the Opposition is to unite on this incident to tackle jointly and collectively major troubles that our nation is faced with."

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