08-05-2009, 10:01 PM
<b>This Krishna's strategies boomerang</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S M Krishna's comments on JuD chief Hafiz Saeed have gifted the Opposition another opportunity to corner the Manmohan Singh government on the Sharm-el-Sheikh joint statement.
Proceedings of the Lok Sabha were disrupted on Tuesday as the two Yadav satraps â Mulayam Singh and Lalu Prasad â joined the Opposition in piling up pressure on the ruling coalition to clarify whether it still stood by the joint statement formulations.
Matters became complicated for the government as none of the senior ministers were present in the House to articulate the government's position following an impromptu short discussion on the subject this afternoon.
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Proceedings of the Lok Sabha were disrupted on Tuesday as the two Yadav satraps â Mulayam Singh and Lalu Prasad â joined the Opposition in piling up pressure on the ruling coalition to clarify whether it still stood by the joint statement formulations.
Matters became complicated for the government as none of the senior ministers were present in the House to articulate the government's position following an impromptu short discussion on the subject this afternoon.
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