08-23-2006, 10:35 PM
I was punished because of my stance on US: Natwar<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Suspended Congress leader and former external affairs minister K Natwar Singh on Wednesday said <b>he has been punished by the party because of his stance on US policies</b>.
<b>"Some party leaders were unhappy with my views on the US foreign policy and that is the main reason behind my suspension,"</b> he told the rally, attended by over 30,000 people, mostly from rural areas.
<b>The former minister said India signed the nuclear deal with the US after long deliberations, but Washington made a few fundamental departures from the original text of the agreement, which was not in favour of New Delhi.</b>
<b>"I vehemently opposed the fundamental changes made in the agreement, which I feel were against the country's interest, but a few people within the Manmohan Singh government did not like my stand on the issue,"</b> he said.
<b>Natwar Singh said in recent times India has become a camp follower of the US, which was against the country's established policy.</b>
<b>"I leave the decision on my political future in the Congress entirely on Sonia Gandhi."</b>
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<b>"Some party leaders were unhappy with my views on the US foreign policy and that is the main reason behind my suspension,"</b> he told the rally, attended by over 30,000 people, mostly from rural areas.
<b>The former minister said India signed the nuclear deal with the US after long deliberations, but Washington made a few fundamental departures from the original text of the agreement, which was not in favour of New Delhi.</b>
<b>"I vehemently opposed the fundamental changes made in the agreement, which I feel were against the country's interest, but a few people within the Manmohan Singh government did not like my stand on the issue,"</b> he said.
<b>Natwar Singh said in recent times India has become a camp follower of the US, which was against the country's established policy.</b>
<b>"I leave the decision on my political future in the Congress entirely on Sonia Gandhi."</b>
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