07-20-2006, 03:18 PM
<b>Karat wants India to press for sanctions against Israel</b> <!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Thiruvananthapuram, July 20: Slamming the Centre's "mild" response against "Israeli aggression" on Lebanon, CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat today asked the government to demand international sanctions against Israel and to suspend arms purchases from that country.
"We have been mild on israel. The Government of India should demand that Israel stop aggression on Lebanon and press for international sanctions being imposed on israel," Karat told a meet-the-press programme here.
Holding that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had been soft towards Israel as he did not speak against that country when it raided the Gaza Strip in the past, Karat said on this count, the government had been toeing the line of the previous nda regime.
He said there was no justification for israel to destroy the whole of Lebanon for the abduction of two of its soldiers, which was condemned by all.
Asserting that the people of india would not accept this "blatant aggression", he said, "We demand the suspension of weapons purchases from israel to register our strong displeasure on the development and that is the least india can do."
He said the West Asian developments are of grave concern for India, as there are about 12,000 indians in lebanon. Three indians were reportedly killed and india should demand compensation from Israel, he said<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Indian commie will never disappoint us.
"We have been mild on israel. The Government of India should demand that Israel stop aggression on Lebanon and press for international sanctions being imposed on israel," Karat told a meet-the-press programme here.
Holding that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had been soft towards Israel as he did not speak against that country when it raided the Gaza Strip in the past, Karat said on this count, the government had been toeing the line of the previous nda regime.
He said there was no justification for israel to destroy the whole of Lebanon for the abduction of two of its soldiers, which was condemned by all.
Asserting that the people of india would not accept this "blatant aggression", he said, "We demand the suspension of weapons purchases from israel to register our strong displeasure on the development and that is the least india can do."
He said the West Asian developments are of grave concern for India, as there are about 12,000 indians in lebanon. Three indians were reportedly killed and india should demand compensation from Israel, he said<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Indian commie will never disappoint us.