Fight against n-deal not over: CPI(M)

New Delhi, Sep 7 (PTI) Describing India's bid to gain the N.S.G. waiver as "another surrender", the C.P.I.(M) Sunday said its fight against the Indo-US nuclear deal was not over and it would work now to see a new government in power which would terminate the 123 Agreement.

"Our political battle is here and not in Vienna or Washington. Earlier we withdrew support on this issue and we are now fighting against this ruling coalition. The struggle to rescind or reverse this deal is agreement is not over.

"After the next elections, our goal will be to see that the new government take step to terminate the 123 Agreement. ... We will work for this," Communist Party of India-Marxist (C.P.I.-M) General Secretary Prakash Karat told reporters here.

He said his party had told the Congress to take the
people's mandate before going ahead with operationalising the
deal, for which the UPA Government has "converted its
voluntary moratorium on nuclear testing into a multi-lateral
commitment".

India would not get any better terms from any other
country supplying nuclear fuel or reactors as all of them
would now align with the 123 Agreement, Karat said. (MORE) PTI
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