all parties are blindly opposing the nuclear deal , without any valid reason whatsoever. BJP initiated the deal during the NDA rule , but are now opposing it for obvious reasons. the deal is worth 10's of thousands of crores and the corrupt politicians stand to get a slice of this investment. UNPA are opposing it because they gain nothing from the deal personally. they are not bothered whether the country stands to gain or not. LEFT parties are opposing it because they have taken hundreds of crores from china and have to bow to their diktat. CONGRESS is pushing through the deal so that they can get their commissions from the suppliers.
what all the politicians do not see is that:
Nuclear fuel is the fuel of tomorrow when fossil fuels run out.
Building reactors and ramping up nuclear power capacity is a long gestation project running to 10 - 20 years . if you begin now you will the power around the year 2020.
politicians are all blinded by their personal and narrow party considerations and are not recognisisng the country's requirements.
the LEFT parties aay that fighting inflation is more important , but thats a short term goal .long term projects like the nuclear project which ensures power for our children are equally important.
WHAT WE NEED NOW IS A PUBLIC SHOW OF HANDS IN FAVOUR OF THE NUCLEAR DEAL AS THE POLITICIANS FIGHT IT OUT BECAUSE OF THEIR NARROW AND SHORTSIGHTEDNESS.
RE:blind opposition to the nuclear deal
by Kris iyer on Jul 04, 2008 07:36 AM Permalink
Ravi Kumar, 1) Did NDA govt., "initiate" THIS Deal? They had some talks about a possible lifting of "sanctions" by the USA. I thought there was nothing like this "123 Agreement" - nothing that had a shape. 2) We know why "left" parties are opposing the Deal. Say no more. 3) Not everyone opposing it is "anti-USA" or "pro-left". For example, it has been reported that at best this Deal will add only another 5-8% over existing capacity. All this trouble, all these controls, ONLY for another 8% added to our bijli? 4) The per unit cost of that power will be much more expensive than power generated by conventional means. How can one accept that when it is the same current? 5) Why is the indigenous research reactor "Sirrus" (?) to be shut down, as part of the Deal? No answer to that yet. 6) When you buy something the "Buyer Beware" principle applies. You should ask all questions BEFORE you buy - not afterwards. Now, neither the Indian Govt., nor the Americans are answering some of these questions. 7) If this Deal goes through, India may not have monies to focus on "Thorium Research". We have huge stocks of Thorium. But we need to learn how to utilise it to produce electricity. Self-sufficiency in the crucial area of energy is very desirable. If you rely on someone for it, they WILL DICTATE TERMS. They will exploit you. That is how the world IS. 8) I agree with you that our "Hindu" politicians will play the "Minority" card. Merit of an issue does not matter.
RE:RE:blind opposition to the nuclear deal
by ravi prakash on Jul 04, 2008 01:05 PM Permalink
Look at how We Indians we ripped by the so called "Power Companies" a la Enron. We cannot seem to use the power to the full capacity supposed to cost Rs 5/ unit. Now we are told Power from the New Nuclear Vendors will cost us Rs 10/ per unit or ... like Enron?
