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April 25, 2008 12:55 IST
After his meeting with the Left leaders, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [Images] on Friday asked political parties to eschew the temptation of politicising the misery of the people and warned against creating an environment of scarcity that would encourage speculators and hoarders.
He said the government was taking all necessary steps to deal with the problem and that there was no need for political parties to indulge in scare-mongering.
A statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office said: "The prime minister has urged all political parties to eschew the temptation of politicising the misery of the people and warned against creating an environment of scarcity which would encourage speculators and hoarders."
The statement was issued after a meeting between leaders of the government allies Left parties and Dr Singh to discuss the price situation.
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