08-10-2007, 12:51 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Left backtracks, not to press for vote on 123Â </b>
Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
After spewing fire at the Government over the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Agreement and warning it of serious consequences, the Left has done the predictable. The Comrades will not press for a vote in Parliament during the discussion on the Agreement and confine themselves to only making rhetorical noises.
Since strong anti-Americanism has been one of the ideological planks of the Left, it was expected that after raising such a vocal outcry over "mortgaging" India's nuclear sovereignty at the hands of Uncle Sam, the Communists would not tamely surrender to the Government's diktat. But within two days of their massive propaganda exercise - rejection of the 123 agreement - the Left has once again opted for abject capitulation.
On Thursday, the CPI Parliamentary Party made it clear it would not insist on a vote in Parliament over the issue and leave it to the Government to decide under what rule the matter could be discussed in both the Houses. The CPI (M) is also expected to take a similar stand though an official announcement is still awaited.
CPI leaders have offered no convincing answer on why the party which opposed the deal along with other Left parties and had asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to put the 123 agreement on hold, was not willing to press for a vote.Â
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Told you. <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> No surprise here. They are empty vessles who just make noise.
Indian commies are just greedy crock who can sell their own to stay in power.
Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
After spewing fire at the Government over the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Agreement and warning it of serious consequences, the Left has done the predictable. The Comrades will not press for a vote in Parliament during the discussion on the Agreement and confine themselves to only making rhetorical noises.
Since strong anti-Americanism has been one of the ideological planks of the Left, it was expected that after raising such a vocal outcry over "mortgaging" India's nuclear sovereignty at the hands of Uncle Sam, the Communists would not tamely surrender to the Government's diktat. But within two days of their massive propaganda exercise - rejection of the 123 agreement - the Left has once again opted for abject capitulation.
On Thursday, the CPI Parliamentary Party made it clear it would not insist on a vote in Parliament over the issue and leave it to the Government to decide under what rule the matter could be discussed in both the Houses. The CPI (M) is also expected to take a similar stand though an official announcement is still awaited.
CPI leaders have offered no convincing answer on why the party which opposed the deal along with other Left parties and had asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to put the 123 agreement on hold, was not willing to press for a vote.Â
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Told you. <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> No surprise here. They are empty vessles who just make noise.Indian commies are just greedy crock who can sell their own to stay in power.