Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Q&A with Editors

Name: I am not a lame duck PM, says Manmohan Singh
Uploaded: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:52:11 +0530
Duration: T00H00M34S
Channel: NDTV
Description: Admitting that "some compromises" have to be made in managing a coalition, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that his government will bring the wrongdoers in scams to book, but ruled out quitting from his post.

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.

'Not a lame duck Prime Minister'

Published On: February 16, 2011 | Duration: 0 min, 34 sec

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.

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