Won't Get Distracted by Domestic Dissent: Khurshid
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today said he would not allow the campaign against him by social activists to distract him from his new job of representing India's interests globally.

Having a dig at Arvind Kejriwal who had recently visited Khurshid's Lok Sabha constituency Farrukhabad, the minister said "I am not sure that anyone is moving residence to my constituency and if they are, they will be shifting their focus to one constituency.

"As a Foreign Minister, I represent the nation abroad, not a party," he told reporters here when asked about the campaign against him by Kejriwal in his constituency.

Kejriwal had levelled allegations of corruption against an NGO run by him and his wife Louise Khurshid.

Khurshid said "we have a responsibility to speak for India with or without banners. I don't speak for any segment or community," he said.

He underlined that the Foreign Minister's role was to represent India globally rather than get distracted by domestic dissent.

Asked about former Army chief Gen V.K. Singh's remarks that he will gherao Parliament, he said that being a retired person, Gen Singh was free to say what he wished.

"However, one should not take any posture which is against the basic ethos of the Constitution," Khurshid said.
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Nov 03, 2012
02:15 AM

 Won't Get Distracted by Domestic Dissent: Khurshid

Mr External affairs no longer thinks about silly domestic stuff now. It is all about following SM Krishna and reading other countries' speeches. 

"I am not sure that anyone is moving residence to my constituency and if they are, they will be shifting their focus to one constituency.

That is such a retreat (with tail between legs) from lofty uncivilized challenges as the law minister. 

Kautilya, Washington DC
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