I have issued instructions that while handling the situation in Upper Assam innocent civilians should not be harassed.

Returning to power in northern India is very important for the Congress party. No magic wand will work. We have to make our efforts. It will be a long and difficult struggle for us.

Together we can face any challenges as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky.

My complaint with Dr Singh is that he sometimes does not highlight his achievements enough.

I am an Indian. In fact, I feel like a foreigner when I go abroad.

The Maharashtra government is working out a package for the worst-affected villages of the state in the recent floods. But we know whenever such calamities occur; whatever we do is not enough...more has to be done.

The biggest challenge at the national level is to defeat communal forces for which the support of the Left parties was essential but the party is opposed to the Left in Kerala because UDF's aim is to ensure economic development and social harmony.