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PM should declare Lok Sabha polls in October 2013: Swamy

Janata Party chief alleged UPA govt 'bankrupt of any fresh ideas for ushering in economic reform'

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should declare Lok Sabha elections in October this year in a bid to tackle "economic degeneration" of the country.

In a statement, he claimed that the country's current account deficit had risen to 6.5 per cent.

He alleged that the UPA government was "now bankrupt of any fresh ideas for ushering in economic reform ".

"I therefore urge the Prime Minister to end this economic degeneration and instead declare that the Lok Sabha elections will be (held) in October this year," he said.

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First Published: Mar 29 2013 | 4:40 PM IST

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