UPA Govt cheated people on N-deal: Karat

Senior CPIM Polit Buro member Brinda Karat alleged that the Congress-led UPA government has been hiding facts about the controversial nuclear deal from public.

8220;Now a portion of the facts have become public. Remaining facts on the agreement will also be public soon,8221; she said and demanded that the government should withdraw its bid in the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group for a waiver for operationalising the deal.

8220;It seems the government is hand in glove with the US in the whole process. We demand the government to stop any further step to operationalise the deal,8221; she told reporters.

In a statement, the CPIM politburo on Thursday said its stand on the deal stood vindicated with the 8220;disclosures8221; by the US on the issue and asked the government to suspend all further moves to go ahead with the 8220;anti-national8221; agreement.

Noting that the US has given 8220;no binding fuel supply assurance8221; to the country, the party said that the Manmohan Singh Government was 8220;thoroughly exposed8221; before the country for 8220;compromising8221; India8217;s vital security interests.

It said the 26-page correspondence between US State Department and members of the US Congress made public has revealed that there is no US consent to India8217;s stockpiling of lifetime fuel reserves for safeguard power reactors.