Samajwadi Party says yes in 'national interest'
He congress can breathe easy The Samajwadi Party's public endorsement on Friday of the India US civil nuclear deal as one "in national interest" enables the Manmohan Singh government to go to the IAEA with an easy mind and with the claim that it continues to enjoy the majority in the Lok Sabha.
While welcoming the latest convert to the deal on board, the Congress also got ready to bid farewell to the Left parties which had been extending outside support. The communists on Friday wrote to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who heads the UPA-Left panel on the deal, to inform them by July 7 whether the government would approach the IAEA. The letter and the deadline raised the hackles of Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi who said, "Sovereign governments or political parties cannot be subjected to deadlines."
The government's response - when it comes would set the stage for the formal parting of ways between the partners who have had a uneasy relationship for over four years.
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While welcoming the latest convert to the deal on board, the Congress also got ready to bid farewell to the Left parties which had been extending outside support. The communists on Friday wrote to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who heads the UPA-Left panel on the deal, to inform them by July 7 whether the government would approach the IAEA. The letter and the deadline raised the hackles of Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi who said, "Sovereign governments or political parties cannot be subjected to deadlines."
The government's response - when it comes would set the stage for the formal parting of ways between the partners who have had a uneasy relationship for over four years.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
Labels: communist, Congress, deal, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, IAEA, Lok Sabha, national interest, nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Samajwadi Party, UPA, UPA-Left panel
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