"The Congress had been on the warpath, demanding that the Prime Minister apologize to Manmohan Singh for insinuating during a public address in Gujarat that the former PM was colluding with Pakistan to influence the state assembly polls. "Any such perception is completely erroneous. We hold these leaders in high esteem, as also their commitment to this nation," Jaitley added.Responding to his statement, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad said: "I want to thank the Leader of the House that he issued a clarification on the issue which was causing the deadlock. "Modiji says he wants to create a Swachch Bharat but we want Sach Bharat. Wherever he goes he lies," he charged.Questioning the government over the implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP), Rahul had said the PM "should stop lying on the issue" as the promise made to ex-servicemen had remained unfulfilled.

Source: Times of India December 27, 2017 16:25 UTC