PM:No case for NDA's call to boycott HM PC in Parliament

PM Manmohan Singh has said that there was no case for NDA's call to boycott Home Min P Chidambaram in Parliament and hoped that the opposition political parties would desist from any such temptation.

"As far as the boycott is concerned, I sincerely hope that the political parties will desist any such temptation. There is virtually no case for a boycott of the type that has been talked about in the newspapers," Singh told reporters outside Parliament on the opening day of the Winter Session on Tuesday.

In escalation of confrontation, NDA had on Monday decided to target Chidambaram by boycotting him and not allowing him to speak in Parliament, holding him also responsible for the 2G Scam.

Sounding a note of caution, Singh said Indian economy can also go down if it did not manage its affairs well and urged political parties to work together to push forward the development agenda.