It is good that finally the 123 Deal will be debated in the Parliament. MM Singh should refrain from his arm twisting and emotional blackmailing techniques of 'threatening to resign', 'expressing disappointment', etc. If someone in Parliament wants to know how the presence or absence of a certain clause would affect India's nuke energy or security perspective, then these must be answered threadbare. There is no use saying that 'all aspects have been addressed' and 'this is the best deal anyone could get', etc. For instance if it is posed that, despite being a democratic nation with 4 times the population of US and possessing nuke weapons technology developed entirely by own efforts, what right does anyone including the US to call us a "non-weapon state"? Then the PM has to answer it as every citizen would like to know. After all it is taxpayer's money that goes into defence spending be it nuke related or not.Having spent massively through a democratic process, why should we listen to American or anyone els's 'verdict' on us? Besides, why should our nuke research and production facilities be open to US or IAEA inspection when there are many US facilities that are out of bound to all including IAEA? Why has the govt agreed to allow US monitoring of our spent fuel reprocessing facility when no reprocessing facility anywhere in the world is open to anyone including IAEA?
finally the congressi govt is giving in. the debate is not about right (bjp) or left (congressis-commies). it is about a very valuable principle that in matters of vital national defence, the voice of the whole nation must be heard loud and clear. national defence is way too important to be trusted entirely to congress party which has a long history of receiving bribes from foreign interests - the iraq oil bribes to congress is only recent one.
now it has happened. but how capable are the mps to come forward with their informed opinion and conviction on the issue? how far would the parliament deliberate on this? hope this is not treated as a mere fleeting moment by yawning and belly scratching nose picking mps.
RE:it has happened, but has it?
by Pradip Parekh on Aug 11, 2007 06:00 AM Permalink
there must be full vote on this issue. however, the defeat of agreement need not mean fall of the govt - india has an explicit no-confidence vote provision to determine that.
RE:it has happened, but has it?
by ASHOK on Aug 11, 2007 09:30 AM Permalink
Whatever my mistrust on Congress but for Nuclear issue I trust MM Singh more than parliamentarians who can be bribed for asking petty questions. Or those MP's who are involved in human traficcking or Say people like Babloo Srivastava / Shabudin etc. etc
Our Indian parliament is yet to get serious players who match the level of MM Singh.
Moreover Our team negotiating with US on 123 agreement was of competent people, we should trust them.
Also note that India is not a baby that US can bully us or make us bonded labour.
Also US is not a headmaster we should be afraid off or refer our problems to.
We are a mature country, quite capable of running on our two feet.
Regarding CPI, they will be indeed playing negative role if they use Nuclear deal as an issue to break further progress in this area.
If Russia was strong enough to help India in Nuclear issues than there was no need to go in for USA. But Russia has not given us any creditable technology in this area.
RE:it has happened, but has it?
by NandaKishore on Aug 11, 2007 02:57 PM Permalink
am fully with u on this.. Yes, the CPI are sluts and threaten everything that associates with US. & look how, they made west bengal a waste bengal over the years..
The cabinet has already approved the treaty. This whole discussion will have no effect on the treaty.
I think the treaty serves India's interest and should be supported.
However, 123 has exposed a big hole in the Indian cosntituion. There is no legal recourse if the PM and cabinet signs a treaty that is not in India's best interest. That is scary.
Totally Double standard politics by Left. Actually Left is anti India and anti poor. They actually don't want Indians progress because they will loose vote bank if people become literate and rich. I just want to say to Left how you can help to poor(needed people) if your country and state is also poor. Totally Double standard politics by Left. Left should learn from the states in India like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat thay are fighting each other for Foreign Investments and creating millions of Jobs every year for middle class and poor.
Left CPI is totally failed in West Bengal(WB) from last 30 years rule with their anti Globalisation and anti USA policies. Because of that West Bengal(WB) is one of the poorest state in India after Bihar. I passed through WB several times by train people there are so poor that you throw any used or wasted eatable thing outside the train they fight each other for grasping it. WB is on comption with Bihar for most poorest & undeveloped state in India. Only God can save WB.
The left people are behaving like a joker. Left: "we do not support 123 agreement inside or outside the parliament." Then, how are they planning to oppose it? They will take this injustice to masses. But they will vote for it in Lok Sabha.
