The Prime Minister has rejected the BJP's charge that the recent Indo-Pak talks were initiated under U.S. pressure. Intervening during the debate on the motion of thanks in the Lok Sabha, Dr. Manmohan Singh asserted that there is no change in the U.S. policy on Indo-Pak relations after President Obama came to power.<br/><br/>The Prime Minister was responding to the charge by the BJP leader Mr. L.K. Advani who suggested that the United States was behind the recent Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary level talks. Mr. Advani said that while the Bush administration had maintained that it will not mediate in Indo-Pak relations unless both the countries wanted, there is a marked change in the policy of Obama administration.<br/><br/>Cautioning the government against any secret agreement on Kashmir, Mr Advani said this will have serious consequences. He also wanted the government to come out with a white paper on the progress made with regard to bring back the black-money deposited in foreign banks, seriously consider the proposal for holding Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections simultaneously and favoured state funding of elections. <br/><br/>He alleged that rise in prices is not just due to mis-management but also because of several scams relating to imports and exports. He reiterated the BJP's demand for JPC to probe the scams.<br/><br/>Earlier, initiating the debate, Rao Inderjit Singh of the Congress said that the Indian economy has sustained positive growth despite global meltdown and drought in several parts of the country. While highlighting the major achievements of the government, Mr. Singh underlined the need for ensuring food security and emphasized the need for accountability of the bureaucracy and reform in the country's governance.<br/><br/>Seconding the motion, Ms. Meenakshi Natarajan, also of the Congress said the gap between the privileged and non-privileged and people living in rural and urban areas, should be bridged. She called for timely and effective implementation of the poverty alleviation programmes and land reforms.<br/><br/>Taking part in the debate, the Samajwadi party leader Mr. Mulayam Singh Yadav wanted the government inform the house about Chinese incursions. He said the government has not been able to control the naxal menace which is spreading its wings in Uttar Pradesh. He also wanted the government to provide cheap fertilizers to farmers.<br/>