Government today said it has been trying to contact Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for the last four days with even Prime Minister Manmohan Singh making an effort to explain the reasons behind FDI and diesel price hike decisions but without success.
"We have tried to speak to her four days ago. The Prime Minister tried to speak to her. We have left the message to her that she can speak. We have not heard anything," Finance Minister P Chidambaram told reporters here.
He was replying to questions about Trinamool's decision to quit the government in protest against decisions on allowing FDI in retail and hike in diesel price.
His statement came after a meeting of the Congress Core Group during which the issue of Trinamool's decision to withdraw support was discussed.
The meeting decided that efforts would still be made to explain Trinamool the background behind its decisions.
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Mr Chidu, Nation is sick of ur tantrums and misleading infos to the people. Do you think the indian poeple are so duds to swallow ur statements that a PM of our country cannot reach a CM of a state for four full days!!! It proves only one point: One of them is lying and Both dont desrve to be in the post they r holding. Come on, so far as ur statements after Pranabs elevation to Presidents Post is concerned ,You have not missed any single oppurtunity to subtly derail PM from his post so that.....(U r aware Rahul is not yet ready!!)...U MAY BCOM..hahahah..for whatever short period. For nothing at all u have passed Harvard. Watch out another Harvardee is at ur Back.U know him..KS..another lier(lawyer) by proffession. Make no mistake both of start looking for a new constituency since the elections r not far off. Eitherway u know what chances u have if u decide to cintest anywhere in the country.
Posted by prasad at 09/19/2012 18:41 Reply to this Report abuse
since above statement is made by our FM, its credibility must be zero or near zero. As things develop, it is certain India may face next MP election in the very near future. Will the SC will give its verdict on his election issue at least in couple of months?
Posted by ganesan.r at 09/19/2012 20:41 Reply to this Report abuse