Tuesday, 29 May 2012

I will quit public life if graft charges proved: Manmohan Singh

I will quit public life if graft charges proved: Manmohan Singh
I will quit public life if graft charges proved: ManmohanI will quit public life if graft charges proved: Manmohan

ONBOARD PM'S SPECIAL AIRCRAFT: Strongly rebutting Team Anna's allegations of corruption against him, Prime MinisterManmohan Singh today offered to quit public life and face any punishment if charges on coal block allotments are proved. 

"Let the people of India decided as to what crime the Prime Minister has committed for which such hard and harsh words are being used against him. 

"If I have indulged any such misdeed, then my entire public career, be it as finance minister, leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha or as Prime Minister ... whoever levels allegations in this regard should substantiate it," Singh told reporters on his way back from Myanmar

He said it was unfortunate that irresponsible allegations relating to irregularities in allocation of coal blocks are being made without confirming facts. 

"If there is even an iota of truth in it, then I will give up my public career and the country can give me any punishment," he said, adding his public life has been an open book. 

Singh deprecated use of harsh words against him by Team Anna. "To use such words, which have been used without reason or rhyme, I think, the public in India should make up its mind whether this sort of politics will rule the roost in the country," Singh said. 

This is Prime Minister's first reaction to Team Anna members Prashant and Shanti Bhushan's allegations last week accusing him of corruption for the first time when they referred to a draft CAG report on allocation blocks when he held charge of coal ministry. 

He also termed as "unfortunate and irresponsible" the corruption allegations levelled against him and 14 of his ministerial colleagues by Team Anna. 



RSS disapproves of Team Anna comments 

Meanwhile, the RSS in Nagpur on Tuesday disapproved of Team Anna's comments against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the issue of corruption. Decency in language should be maintained while criticising the Prime Minister, who holds the highest office in the government, RSS joint general secretary Dattatraya Hosbale told reporters here. 

Key aides of anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare have levelled corruption charges against Singh and some of his ministers. The charges against the PM related to allotment of coal blocks when he was in-charge of the coal ministry. Hosbale ridiculed Hazare for distancing himself from the Sangh, saying the veteran social activist had addressed its volunteers in the past. 

Nagpur-based RSS had also organised programmes in Ralegan Siddhi, Hazare's native village in Ahmednagar district, he added.


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