NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought cooperation from Parliament members in addressing various issues before the country and said all members had the obligation to ensure that Parliament functioned properly to address the challenges.
The Prime Minister told reporters outside Parliament as the Winter Session began that Parliament had a very “heavy legislative agenda” during the Session,
“I seek cooperation from my colleagues in the House to come together and address the issues and challenges that we face as a nation…We all have an obligation, in Opposition as well as in government, to work together to enable our Parliamentary democracy work properly,” Dr Singh said..
The Prime Minister said the government was ready to discuss all the issues in both Houses.
He said the country was faced with many problems on economic front and there was a need to create new jobs for the youth, for that fresh investment was needed.
“We need to create new jobs on a large-scale to provide gainful employment to our youth. We need to increase investments in infrastructure sectors and social services like health and education to accelerate the tempo of economic growth,” he said.
The government was committed to these tasks, he said and sought cooperation from all sections.
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