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Natwar's remarks are discourteous: Anand Sharma

NEW DELHI: Congress leaders have countered the former External Affairs Minister, Natwar Singh's criticism of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Joining issue with Mr. Natwar Singh, Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal said it was time for civil society to start a movement to get rid of politicians who used the system and then abused it when the system caught up with them. He said Mr. Singh had chosen to be in the company of the BJP, which had cast aspersions on the institution of Lok Sabha Speaker and would not allow Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to participate in a debate.

Congress spokesman and Minister Anand Sharma said Mr. Singh's comments against senior party leaders had no credibility. "His remarks and language used about the Prime Minister are discourteous and regrettable," Mr. Sharma said.

Commenting on the Mr. Singh's companions in Janata Dal (United), the Samajwadi Party and the BJP, Mr. Sharma said it was an "unholy and opportunistic" alliance.

As for his remarks on foreign policy, Mr. Sharma said Mr. Singh was neither the architect nor the custodian of India's independent foreign policy.

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