Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday stated that India will get access to 26/11 conspirator David Headley, while on the Parliament attack death row convict Afzal Guru, he stated that the law should be allowed to take its own course.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday informed that the government was in the process of taking a final decision to include caste as a factor to be enumerated in the ongoing Census process.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said there could not be any “substantive” negotiation with Pakistan unless the “biggest problem” of “trust deficit” was overcome.
In his press conference, Dr Singh said India was willing to discuss all outstanding issues with Pakistan if that country ensured that its soil was not used for terrorism against India.

Expressing concern on the condition of Indian agriculture, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid stress on increasing farm productivity in order to ensure food security.
“Addressing key constraints in the modernisation of agriculture and in the expansion of infrastructure need long-term strategies backed by stepped up investment,” said the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday gave no clear indication on whether the government was considering extending home minister P. Chidambaram’s mandate in dealing with the Naxalite violence or not. Dr Singh said that the issue will be discussed at an appropriate forum.

As UPA-2 completes a year in power, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has metamorphosed into a smart politician who is firmly in the saddle and completely in command.

Stating that water is going to be a major issue in the forthcoming years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday rejected Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi’s contention that the Centre was a “mute spectator” in water disputes the state has with its neighbours.

Denying there was any proposal before the government for creation of new states, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said demands for a separate Telangana are being looked into by a committee headed by Justice B.N. Srikrishna.

The main Opposition BJP on Monday said the first year of UPA-2 was a “disappointment” and could only be remembered for issues like increase in prices of essential commodities, failure on the foreign policy front, unabated terror and Naxal attacks, corruption and “misuse” of CBI to control the government’s allies. The party also

“If wishes were horses, beggars would ride,” the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh said on Monday when asked on whether he missed the “structured” support of the Left parties during the second stint of the UPA.