Nuclear Thread - 2

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New Delhi, Nov. 29: Was there a Reliance Energy angle to the mellowed tone adopted by the Samajwadi Party during Wednesday’s debate on the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal? The Telugu Desam, the SP’s partner in the United National Progressive Alliance, too passed up an attempt to attack the deal in Parliament.

<b>The SP, a voficerous critic of the deal, did not criticse it in the Lok Sabha. SP senior leader Ramgopal Yadav only sought certain “clarifications” from the UPA government, surprising political observers.
“SP supremo Mulayam Singh is not too bothered about the deal since his turf is Uttar Pradesh and the man running the show is Amar Singh,” </b>said a source.

<b>“It is likely that Reliance Energy persuaded him to support the deal.” Mr Amar Singh is close friends with Mr Anil Ambani of Reliance Energy. According to the source, Reliance Energy and other companies would enter the nuclear energy sector and buy US nuclear reactors if the deal goes through. Underlining the party’s new stance, SP general secretary, Mr Shahed Siddiqui, said on Thursday that the SP is “not anti-America.”</b> The TD which did not put up a vociferous opposition to the deal in Parliament tried to control the damage by restating its stand on Thursday in Hyderabad. The politburo reiterated that the nuclear deal was not in the interest of the nation. <b>TD leader Yanamala Ramakrishnudu who met mediapersons at the NTR Bhavan denied that there was any change in the UNPA stance on the deal. “The UNPA meeting in Vijayawada was categorical that the nuclear agreement would affect India badly,” </b>the politburo said.

It turns out that the TD allowed the opportunity to attack the deal to lapse. Three of its four MPs were absent during the debate: TDP leader K. Yerrannaidu is busy with municipal polls in Palasa and deputy leader Manda Jagannnath is making arrangements for his son’s wedding.
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