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| Left, UPA seek immediate meeting |
| The Left missive also assumes significance in the context of the American deadline of May for the 123 Agreement to be sent to the US Congress.
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| INDIA
, 6-March-2008
6:6:18 AM |
| As government raised the pitch on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the Left allies have also stepped up pressure by seeking an immediate meeting of UPA-Left Committee on the issue by March 15.
CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat has written to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, government's key interlocutor with the allies on the deal, asking for immediate convening of a meeting of the UPA-Left Committee on the nuclear deal by mid-March.
CPI leader D Raja, a member of the Committee, met Karat on Thursday morning and discussed the strategy on getting the government's position on whether it wants to go ahead with the deal despite Left's opposition to it.
Sources said Karat's letter comes against the backdrop of reports that the text of the draft India-specific Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA is more or less ready and the Left parties would like to have a discussion on that.
The Left missive also assumes significance in the context of the American deadline of May for the 123 Agreement to be sent to the US Congress.
''The Americans have set a deadline for the government. The Left parties will also have to set a deadline for the government. The next meeting of the UPA-Left Committee will be crucial,'' a senior Left leader said.
It is necessary for the government to complete the IAEA agreement by March end so that they can proceed to the Nuclear Suppliers Group for getting a waiver.
Meanwhile, the CPI(M) has once again warned the government against thinking that concluding the IAEA agreement is a step towards operationalising the agreement.
An article in the CPI(M)'s mouthpiece, People's Democracy, says that the government's decision has to be a quick and clear one.
It also suggests that the future of this government depends on the decision they take with respect to the issue. (With PTI inputs)
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