During the 70-minute interaction, the Prime Minister fielded a wide range of questions covering mainly issues of corruption, including the ISRO's deal on S-band spectrum, governance deficit, economy and the Parliament stand-off.
PM to NDTV: Premature to speculate on next PM
Published On: February 16, 2011 | Duration: 2 min, 41 sec
"I think it's very premature to speculate on the next Prime Minister," Dr Manmohan Singh told NDTV's Prannoy Roy when asked if he would be ready to be the prime ministerial candidate in the next elections.
'Not a lame duck Prime Minister'
Dr Manmohan Singh asserted that his government was not lame duck nor was he a lame duck Prime Minister. "Our government is dead serious about bringing to book all wrongdoers regardless of the position they occupy," he said.
On 2G spectrum allocation and Raja's role
The Prime Minister said he was not aware of the methodology of the controversial first-come-first-serve (FCFS) policy, followed by former Telecom Minister A Raja, for 2G spectrum allocation.
Willing to appear before a JPC on 2G, says the Prime Minister
Ahead of the Budget session, the Prime Minister said the Opposition should let the Parliament function. He said the impression that he was blocking the agreement on a JPC was "entirely wrong".
'No backroom talks on ISRO-Devas deal'
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today strongly rejected any suggestions that his office continued talks with Devas on its controversial deal with Antrix for lease of S-Band spectrum after the Space Commission decided to scrap it. He said that if there has been delay in scrapping the deal, this has been "only procedural".
Blaming coalition is an attempt to cover failure: BJP
"Blaming everything on coalition is an attempt to cover failure," said BJP President Nitin Gadkari, after the PM's interaction with the media.
Jaitley: PM showed his helplessness
According to Arun Jaitley, the PM's main weakness is his lack of leadership and courage to take the right decision.
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