transcript of the pm’s first national press conference held on 4 th sept 2004 at vigyan bhavan ,new delhi

Saturday, September 04, 2004

PM: Ladies and gentlemen; ever since I assumed the office of the PM, I have received several requests from distinguished ladies and gentlemen of the Press to interview me. Unfortunately, because of my other preoccupations, I have not been able to accede to these requests. But, nevertheless, I have been very keen to meet all of you, even though I am told that a Conference of this type at the level of the PM has not been held for, at least, a decade. I recognise there are risks, but I am ready to throw the pigeon among the cats.

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