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| Left warns Govt of consequences on N-deal | | | New Delhi, Aug 10: Describing India`s strategic engagement with the US as a "national tragedy", Left parties on Friday warned the government of "serious consequences" if the civil nuclear deal is operationalised and insisted on considering the "sense" of Parliament on the matter.
Preparing to rake up the issue in Parliament next week, the Left parties asked the government to read its "message" but did not spell out the "consequences" that the UPA will have to face.
"The government enjoys the support of the Left. It is a national tragedy that such a government enters into a strategic pact with imperialist America headed by (George W) Bush. We cannot stomach such an agreement," CPI`s Gurudas Dasgupta said at a joint press conference of the Left Front here.
"The Prime Minister has said that the government will not go back on the deal. We are also saying that we will oppose the agreement inside and outside Parliament tooth and nail," CPI(M) leader Basudev Acharia said after a meeting of Left parties to decide the strategy in Parliament.
The Left asked the Congress to understand the "gravity of the situation". Dasgupta said. "This is an untenable situation. The Left cannot close its eyes to such a development."
The Left parties, which are supporting the government from outside, have rejected the 123 agreement and demanded a discussion in Parliament but without voting.
CPI leader D Raja said if the government "does not concede to concerns expressed by the left and put on hold the deal, the consequences will be serious."
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