No further steps on N-deal till UPA-Left meet: CPI

CPI said the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) should not take any further step on the Indo-US N-deal.

The Communist Party of India (CPI) said the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) should not take any further step till the UPA-Left panel concludes deliberations on the Indo-US nuclear agreement.

CPI National Council’s Secretary Shemeem Faizee said the Left parties are opposing the nuclear deal as it is against the country’s independent foreign policy.

“It will be appropriate for the Prime Minister not to be adamant but rather concentrate on curbing the price rise,” he said. If at all the deal works out, the results will be visible only after 2020, he added.

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Faizee said the country produces four per cent of electricity through nuclear material. The Government claims electricity generation will increase to 11 per cent after the Indo-US civil nuclear cooperation pact.

“We do not understand why waste millions of rupees for a mere 7 per cent rise. Instead, we should step up work on Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipline.”

Faizee said the Left parties will not hesitate to do so if the Government signs the deal.

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