Price rise to be checked without affecting growth: PM

New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his government was trying to bring down the prices of essential commodities without affecting the growth process.

''We are trying to control inflation while stimulating the growth impulses in our economy, though it was a difficult task,'' he told reporters in Parliament complex.

The government was also ready to discuss in Parliament the spiralling prices, he said.

''We are willing to discuss and debate all issues, be it Quattrocchi or price rise,'' the Prime Minister said.

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