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Show proof of horse-trading, says Manmohan Singh

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday night rejected allegations of horse-trading for winning the trust vote on Tuesday.

“Anybody can make allegations. If somebody has proof, show it,” Dr. Singh told reporters while leaving the Parliament house complex at the end of the debate on the first day of the special Lok Sabha session.

Dr. Singh expressed “fullest confidence” that his government would win the trust vote, and dismissed as “hypothetical” questions about the fall of the government.

To the Opposition charge that the government was not concerned over controlling price rise, he said: “we are making serious efforts. There is no question about lack of interest in controlling prices.” — PTI

He said: “we are concerned about controlling prices. We’re making serious efforts. We’ll succeed. So, there is no question of lack of interest in controlling inflation.”

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