
The CPI-M suggested the setting up of a mechanism to evaluate the implications of the Hyde Act of the US on the country8217;s sovereignty but ruled out any 8216;compromise formula8217; to resolve its stand-off with the Government on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
CPI-M politburo member Sitaram Yechury met External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A K Antony and senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel as part of efforts to find a way out of the situation created by the Left8217;s ultimatum not to operationalise the deal.
After the 30-minute parleys, Yechury said he was asked to clarify a part of the statement issued by the politburo on Saturday, which he said clearly states that the government should not take the next step of negotiating a safeguards agreement with the IAEA till all objections to the deal are considered and the implications of the Hyde Act are evaluated.
8220;How to get clarity on these issues 8212; there has to be some kind of mechanism. The UPA has to decide on it and get back to us,8221; Yechury told reporters after the meeting.
Asked whether some compromise was being worked out, he said, 8220;There is no compromise formula. It depends on the government what to decide.
8220;We have made our position clear,8221; he said, adding that the government has to address concerns regarding the implications of the Hyde Act for the country8217;s sovereignty.