
Raising questions over the correspondence between the US Embassy and the State Department in Washington, the Prime Minister said, "The government cannot confirm the veracity, content or even the existence of such communication." To press his contention, he said those who have been named by the WikiLeaks have "stoutly rejected" the charges. Hitting out at the Opposition, he said it was "unfortunate" that it continues to raise the "old charges", giving "dignity" to the "speculative, unverified and unverifiable" communications purportedly between the US Embassy and its government in Washington. He pointed out that the UPA-I had won the Confidence Motion in July 2008 with 275 votes in favour and 256 against. These allegations of bribery were investigated by a committee of the 14th Lok Sabha which concluded that there was insufficient evidence to draw any conclusion.
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