New Delhi
May 16: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said he will persuade AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi to join his Cabinet, indicating a possible role for the Amethi MP in the new government.
"I have tried in the past to persuade him to join the government. I still wish Rahul Gandhi is a part of my Cabinet," said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh clarifying whether the young AICC general secretary will be given a responsibility in the government.
Thanking the people for the massive mandate for the Congress and the UPA government, the PM made overtures to the Left by saying that all secular parties must forget their past disputes and come together. "We will work together in a spirit of comradeship," he said.
The Prime Minister said it was his obligation to provide a government that was stable and committed to promoting secular values.
"We invite all Opposition parties to use this moment to convey to the world that at a time when the world is in serious difficulty, we stand one as a nation," Dr Singh said.
His appeal came at a time when the Left parties, which received drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls, said that they would sit in the Opposition.
Source: Asian Age
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