Meanwhile, RSS backs Govt on Iran

The RSS, he said, had 8220;no problem over India voting along with the P-5 countries at IAEA, but the Government should have presented the country8217;s case better by underlining Pakistan8217;s role as a supplier of nuclear technology to Iran.8221; Saying the Congress should have tried to build domestic consensus on the issue, he called for a Parliament debate on the matter.

The Sangh-line limits the options available to the BJP. The party may nuance its response to the Iran issue in a critical manner, but stop short of opposing the way India voted.

BJP president Rajnath Singh has been saying that the Government should have convened an all-party meeting on the issue.

Party spokesman Prakash Javadekar, reached for comments on the RSS view, said, 8220;India should appear to be pursuing an independent foreign policy, which is not the case under the UPA. One does not see a sense of conviction in the way the Government has voted at IAEA.8221;