Shout out loud

T he editorial of the People8217;s Democracy takes a stern position against the BJP8217;s allegations that the Hyderabad attacks happened because the UPA had been indulging in minority appeasement or that if POTA had been repealed, these attacks would not have happened. It says that their reaction, 8220;smacks of their partisan approach at a time when the country should stand united. During the Vajpayee-led NDA government8217;s rule of six years, many terrorist attacks have taken place. But on each occasion, despite the wide political divergences,everybody stood behind the government in meeting the challenge. Nobody knows this better than Advani, who while participating in the adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha, levelled such charges. Even when POTA adorned our statute books, such attacks took place. During the NDA rule, the parliament was attacked, the Red Fort was attacked, the Raghunath temple was attacked twice, the Akshardam terrorist attack claimed many lives etc. Are we to believe that all these attacks took place because of the Vajpayee government8217;s minority appeasement? It is, indeed, ironic that such charges are being levelled when a glance at the list of the dead in this tragedy at Hyderabad shows that a number of minority community people fell victims to the terrorist attacks. As we have repeatedly stated, terrorism knows no religion.8221;

Nuclear facade

The CPIM continues to attack the nuclear deal. It states in an article in the People8217;s Democracy that 8220;If we take nuclear energy as a fraction of the total primary energy needs of the country, we find that this is not more than 3 per cent to 5 per cent of our total primary energy basket the 5 per cent to 9 per cent of the electrical energy translates to 3 per cent to 5 per cent in primary energy terms. If we look at oil and gas, even with an ambitious nuclear energy programme, they will still constitute more than 30 per cent and 10 per cent respectively, and together more than 40 per cent of our future energy needs. More than 40 per cent of our energy needs in the future is going to come from oil and gas 8212; and this, independent of our nuclear energy programme.8221;

It does believe that India needs to keep the nuclear option open, but to present the nuclear deal 8220;as a panacea for our current energy requirements flies in the face of reality,8221; it says.

Compiled by Jayanth Jacob

Curated For You

Dhurandhar Day 28 Box Office Collection Worldwide Update: Ranveer Singhs film earns over Rs 6 cr; likely to record lowest single-day earnings on 4th Friday

Video of woman constable being stripped during violent Chhattisgarh anti-mining protest sparks outrage, 2 arrested

US travel ban on 39 countries comes into effect on January 1, 2026: A full list