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PM tells Sibal: factor in concerns of disabled people
New Delhi, 4 Aug: Responding to concerns raised by activists that the Right to Education Bill excludes disabled children from its ambit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is said to have asked Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal to make a statement in the House tomorrow before the Bill is put to vote.
"Prime Minister Singh assured us of his sensitivity towards educating disabled children and also said that UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi shared his concern," said Syamala Gidugu, member of the Disability Rights Group, who met the PM this afternoon with her colleague Mithu Alur.
PM's media advisor Harish Khare confirmed that Singh had spoken to Sibal and asked him to "see how to accommodate concerns" of disability activists.
When contacted, Sibal said: "I will make my statement before Parliament, in response to the queries of the members."
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com
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