The PM and the Congress did not consult anyone on this subject. Unfortunately not even their most important ally the Left. Further more, the Congress has been trying to play religious card by seeking SAD support on the basis that the PM himself is a Sikh.
Whether this Deal is good for India or not will be known only after real implimentation of the deal and by then it will be too late. India would have tied itself up for perpetuity. If we later able to come out of the conditions, no one knows the price that we will be paying.