10-08-2007, 05:14 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>'She is pushing for poll to make Rahul PM' </b>
Pioneer.com
Santanu Banerjee | New DelhiÂ
Convinced that the talks over nuke deal are heading towards a collapse with Congress president Sonia Gandhi defending the 123 Agreement with US and slamming its opponents, the Left on Sunday hit back at the Congress saying that "the party was more interested in a mid-term poll than any of its allies".
With Sonia openly terming anti-nuke deal camp as enemies of development, the top Left leaders quickly shifted the onus on her for destabilising the UPA Government to "serve US interest and her personal ambition."
Speaking to The Pioneer, CPI general secretary AB Bardhan said: <b>"If we are the enemies of development, then let the Congress president explain to the nation what is development - nuclear deal with US or more jobs, more food, more social security for the common people? Are we enemies of development because we want the Government focus on issues related to welfare of the common man?"</b>
"Only people who support subservience to US cause are developmental friendly?'' quipped Bardhan, adding, "interestingly, we never doubt about India's need to become a nuclear self-reliant.
When asked if talks on nuke deal have any relevance in view of Sonia Gandhi's stand on nuclear deal while dialogue is still on, Bardhan said, "We do not think that the Congress is any more interested in finding a solution to the conflict."
Bardhan's statement on the ongoing talks assumed importance as the next round of dialogue is slated for October 9.
Incidentally, many top leaders feel that the Congress president was in a hurry to see her son as Prime Minister and would not mind imposing a mid-term poll on the nation to achieve her ambition.
The Left leaders pointed out that when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh first tried to corner the Left on N-deal daring them to quit the Government, Sonia and Pranab Mukherjee played as mediators and somehow stopped the issue from snowballing.
<b>"But suddenly, the Congress president has another personal agenda, so she is not interested in saving the Government," </b>said a Left leader.
However, sources in the Left said if the Congress is ready for polls, "it's not that we aren't.''<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Pioneer.com
Santanu Banerjee | New DelhiÂ
Convinced that the talks over nuke deal are heading towards a collapse with Congress president Sonia Gandhi defending the 123 Agreement with US and slamming its opponents, the Left on Sunday hit back at the Congress saying that "the party was more interested in a mid-term poll than any of its allies".
With Sonia openly terming anti-nuke deal camp as enemies of development, the top Left leaders quickly shifted the onus on her for destabilising the UPA Government to "serve US interest and her personal ambition."
Speaking to The Pioneer, CPI general secretary AB Bardhan said: <b>"If we are the enemies of development, then let the Congress president explain to the nation what is development - nuclear deal with US or more jobs, more food, more social security for the common people? Are we enemies of development because we want the Government focus on issues related to welfare of the common man?"</b>
"Only people who support subservience to US cause are developmental friendly?'' quipped Bardhan, adding, "interestingly, we never doubt about India's need to become a nuclear self-reliant.
When asked if talks on nuke deal have any relevance in view of Sonia Gandhi's stand on nuclear deal while dialogue is still on, Bardhan said, "We do not think that the Congress is any more interested in finding a solution to the conflict."
Bardhan's statement on the ongoing talks assumed importance as the next round of dialogue is slated for October 9.
Incidentally, many top leaders feel that the Congress president was in a hurry to see her son as Prime Minister and would not mind imposing a mid-term poll on the nation to achieve her ambition.
The Left leaders pointed out that when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh first tried to corner the Left on N-deal daring them to quit the Government, Sonia and Pranab Mukherjee played as mediators and somehow stopped the issue from snowballing.
<b>"But suddenly, the Congress president has another personal agenda, so she is not interested in saving the Government," </b>said a Left leader.
However, sources in the Left said if the Congress is ready for polls, "it's not that we aren't.''<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->