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Fri, 09/26/2008 - 11:59
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Left stages protest against govt proceeding with nuclear deal
New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI) The Left and three supporting parties on Thursday staged a protest demonstration here against the U.P.A. government's decision to go ahead with the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal terming it as a "betrayal" of the country.
Addressing a gathering of activists of C.P.I.(M.),
C.P.I., R.S.P., Forward Bloc, T.D.P. and J.D.(S.) at the
Jantar Mantar here, C.P.I.(M.) General Secretary Prakash Karat
warned the U.P.A. not to proceed with the deal.
"Members of the coming Lok Sabha elections would decide
whether the signing of the agreement was right or wrong," he
said.
Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh, the top C.P.I.(M.) leader said: "he (Singh) has rushed
to the U.S. for signing the deal forgeting the assurance he
had given that he will come back to Parliament to seek a
consensus over the deal after getting clearances from I.A.E.A.
and N.S.G."
Karat said the Parliament session has now been called
from October 17 while it was actually slated to be convened
from August 11.
The government had shied away from convening the
Parliament because it did not want to face people at a time
when country has suffered a series of terrorist attacks,
continuing price rise, he accused.
"All these issues have to be discussed if the Parliament
is convened and the government wanted to avoid it," he said.
Karat said it is now clear with the Bill being placed in
the American Parliament that the Hyde Act of the U.S. Congress
would determine the contour of the deal with India.
"All conditions of the Hyde Act would be enforceable. We
have been warning this since the beginning," Karat said,
adding "the U.S. would not only have power to terminate the
agreement and took back fuel and technology from India but
will also ask other countries to stop nuclear commerce with
India."
Expressing doubt about the possibility of finalisation of
deal "amid financial crisis in the U.S.", Karat said,
"American Congress is busy with tackling the economic recess
in their country instead of preparing for any debate with
respect to signing of the nuclear agreement with India."
"Prime Minister Manmohan Singh might have gone to U.S.
hoping a finalisation of the deal. But, it is unfortunate that
this (signing of agreement) is not going to be possible," he
added. PTI PKU
AMT
Addressing a gathering of activists of C.P.I.(M.),
C.P.I., R.S.P., Forward Bloc, T.D.P. and J.D.(S.) at the
Jantar Mantar here, C.P.I.(M.) General Secretary Prakash Karat
warned the U.P.A. not to proceed with the deal.
"Members of the coming Lok Sabha elections would decide
whether the signing of the agreement was right or wrong," he
said.
Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh, the top C.P.I.(M.) leader said: "he (Singh) has rushed
to the U.S. for signing the deal forgeting the assurance he
had given that he will come back to Parliament to seek a
consensus over the deal after getting clearances from I.A.E.A.
and N.S.G."
Karat said the Parliament session has now been called
from October 17 while it was actually slated to be convened
from August 11.
The government had shied away from convening the
Parliament because it did not want to face people at a time
when country has suffered a series of terrorist attacks,
continuing price rise, he accused.
"All these issues have to be discussed if the Parliament
is convened and the government wanted to avoid it," he said.
Karat said it is now clear with the Bill being placed in
the American Parliament that the Hyde Act of the U.S. Congress
would determine the contour of the deal with India.
"All conditions of the Hyde Act would be enforceable. We
have been warning this since the beginning," Karat said,
adding "the U.S. would not only have power to terminate the
agreement and took back fuel and technology from India but
will also ask other countries to stop nuclear commerce with
India."
Expressing doubt about the possibility of finalisation of
deal "amid financial crisis in the U.S.", Karat said,
"American Congress is busy with tackling the economic recess
in their country instead of preparing for any debate with
respect to signing of the nuclear agreement with India."
"Prime Minister Manmohan Singh might have gone to U.S.
hoping a finalisation of the deal. But, it is unfortunate that
this (signing of agreement) is not going to be possible," he
added. PTI PKU
AMT
