Manmohan got N-deal at cost of common man: BJP

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Posted: Thursday , Oct 09, 2008 at 1557 hrs IST New Delhi, October 9::

CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat speaks at a demonstration against Indo US nuclear deal in New Delhi.

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Responding on predictable lines to President George W Bush's assent to the bill on Indo-US nuclear deal, the BJP and Left parties on Thursday said that history will prove that the accord was a "defeat" for India with Washington remaining "silent" on nuclear testing.

But the Congress hailed the signing of legislation into law by Bush, asserting that the Indian nuclear programme would be intact and future generations will not face power shortage.

"Bush is silent in his speech about the contentious issue of nuclear testing and the government has clearly failed in ensuring the sovereignty and nuclear independence for the country," BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy said after the US leader signed the bill into law.

"The last minute face saving comments" by the US President, Rudy said, are nearly "personal assurances and have no legal standing or any statutory back up".

"Only history would prove that its a defeat for the country earned by the UPA at the cost of the common man," Rudy said.

The Left parties warned the deal would entail "huge costs" for India and was a result of "mutual desperation" on both sides.

The statement by Bush after signing the deal was "nothing but a device" to allay genuine fears over the deal, CPI(M) General secretary Prakash Karat said.

Maintaining that there was a "wide gap" between the Indian and the US governments' understanding of the deal, CPI leader D Raja said while Washington considered 123 agreement to be governed by the Hyde Act, the Atomic Energy Act and other American laws, New Delhi was of the view that only 123 agreement was binding.

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True. Common man is being sucked. Prayer for punishment to that individual and coterie.By: P. Suresh | 10-Oct-2008 Reply | Forward True. Common man is being sucked. Prayer for punishment to that individual and coterie.

BJP View of Nuclear DealBy: Sunil Maingi | 10-Oct-2008 Reply | Forward Will the BJP explain to the country that how is this deal bad for the country. This deal was initiated by the BJP when it was in power, and brought to a successful conclusion by the present government. Instead of making vague allegations, the BJP should make public the draft agreement made during the time it was in power, and then explain to us point by point the difference with the final document. The BJP should act like a responsible opposition, and not oppose for the sake of opposing alone. For it's narrow political ends, it has even disowned the then National Security Adviser. As for the right to tests, no country has done tests or a long time, as with today's technology these are not required to be done actually, but can be simulated in the laboratory. The party so vocal about the deal, has nothing to say about the mayhem created by Bajrang Dal in the states ruled by it or NDA constituents.

Nuclear Deal and BJPBy: Niranjan | 10-Oct-2008 Reply | Forward Since when did the BJP care about the common man. When they were in power they had "Chintan Baithaks" in 7-star resorts, ordered private planes for all ministers, got all the luxuries that only rich people and rich nations can afford. So, now the BJP thinks of common man? Or is it "sour grapes"?

The nuclear dealBy: V K Das | 10-Oct-2008 Reply | Forward Dear BJP, grapes are sour-come on grow up. National interest should take precedence over personal ego of a party. It is the same deal that you wanted to sign but could not but would have liked to. As for the Communists they never belonged to this country. Their loyalties lie elsewhere. They can be forgiven and forgotten but you the BJP cannot.

123By: ananthan | 10-Oct-2008 Reply | Forward with 70000 tonnes of uranium in NE as alleged by gurumurthy why we need 123.We should have more uranium mines. Enron cheated india of 6000 crores.Will someone give us truth?Mega projects give mega scam as stocks market.We have seen lies, speculation from upa not honesty.Will we have truth?