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| Left’s deadline to govt on N-deal ends today | | | New Delhi | July 7
The deadline on the Indo-US nuclear deal given to the Congress-led government by the Left which has been providing crucial outside support to the government so far is ending on Monday.
The Congress had yesterday kept up the suspense whether it would clarify by today to the Left on whether it would move forward on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
"It is for senior leader Pranab Mukherjee to reply. He will reply in an appropriate manner," was what AICC media department chairperson Veerappa Moily said when asked whether the head of the UPA-Left joint mechanism on the nuclear deal would respond before the Left deadline.
The party leading the coalition had earlier rejected the July 7 deadline contending sovereign governments or political parties cannot be bound by ultimatums.
The party top brass, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party chief Sonia Gandhi, had held detailed consultations soon after the Left ultimatum.
Singh is scheduled to meet US President George W Bush on the sidelines of the G8 Summit. The two will be holding confabulations on the controversial nuclear deal issue on Wednesday, which is the concluding day of the Summit in Japan. |
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