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Dikshit meets PM, says talks with Anna only way out

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 2:28 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said dialogue was the only way to end the stand-off with Team Anna as she met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his Parliament House office.

"All I can say that we should find a solution," she said outside the Parliament House after meeting the Prime Minister.

Asked whether the dialogue is the only way to end the crisis, the Chief Minister said, "What else, only dialogue. I am saying...A dialogue of mutual respect."

When asked about the situation, she said, "It is worrisome."

During the meeting, the Chief Minister is believed to have expressed concern over protesters staging demonstrations outside residences of political leaders.

Sources said the Prime Minister stressed the need to find a solution to the issue.

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Dikshit had yesterday said serious efforts are underway to resolve the issue. "The Prime Minister has already spoken about it. The government is working on it (to find a solution)," Dikshit had said.

Asked whether she shared the views of her son and Delhi MP, Sandip Dikshit, that it was wrong on part of Delhi Police to arrest Hazare, she refused to give a direct reply.

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First Published: Aug 23 2011 | 2:55 PM IST

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