Politics & nuclear deal
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One is bemused at the manner in which the Manmohan Singh government is seeking to push the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal through heeding, in the process, to the demands made by small parties. All of us are aware of the horse-trading that is going on and the price parties are demanding to support the government. What a pathetic situation!
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B.P. Upendra Roy,
Tiruchi
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The UPA government is frantically wooing small parties for its survival on July 22. The airport at Lucknow has been renamed Chaudhury Charan Singh airport to appease the Rashtriya Lok Dal, which has three MPs in the Lok Sabha.</b> JMM leader Shibu Soren with five MPs is reportedly demanding a ministerial berth.
Some MPs undergoing imprisonment are being roped in to vote after obtaining clearance from courts. So much for our national motto: satyameva jayate.
Malaya Krishnamurthy,
Croydon, U.K.<b>
That a large number of netas with a criminal background are MPs is an open secret. </b>Now, politicians languishing in jails are to be released to participate in the trust vote on July 22. How unfortunate!
Vasudeva Rao,
Ahmedabad<b>
Looking at the manner in which MPs are being wooed, one wonders how politicians can claim to be our leaders.</b>
Even those who were known to be clean seem to have jumped on to the bandwagon. They do not care for the people who voted them to power.
R. Gopal,
Chennai<b>
Political parties want to exploit the situation to their advantage. Playing politics on such a vital issue of national importance will prove dangerous.</b> An amicable solution is not impossible if parties make the national interest their priority.
B. Gurudas,
Hyderabad<b>
What is striking about the downward spiral of the Congress and the UPA is that Sonia Gandhi has allowed herself to be carried away by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the nuclear deal. Ms Gandhi displayed great intuition and boldness in leading her party to successive victories.</b> Her choice of Dr. Singh for the post of Prime Minister was excellent. But she should also understand that the people, not a commitment to an outside power, ought to be at the centre of political thinking.
P. Vijayaraghavan,
Chennai<b>
Unfortunately, unseemly attempts to seek support from uncommitted MPs have become acceptable to fight out a political battle in Parliament.</b> One hopes the Congress would have realised the folly of forming a government with the support of the Left parties, which have a diametrically opposite ideology, in the name of anti-communalism.
Krishnakant Seth,
Bangalore
V.R. Krishna Iyerâs article âA betrayal of Indiaâs constitutional visionâ (July 17) was enlightening. It rightly pointed to the need to explore alternative sources of energy. The Congress, which fought for our Independence, is mortgaging the nation to the American empire. It is time the nation geared up for another war of independence.
M. Kamal Naidu,
Hyderabad<b>
Even after the nuclear deal has been torn to shreds by experts, UPA spokespersons continue to advance the energy security argument.</b> It has been established beyond doubt that the nuclear energy proposition is neither safe nor clean nor abundant nor cheap. As for ending nuclear apartheid, India will at best be treated as an associate member at the club of nuclear weapon states.
Ancient Indian wisdom has been insulted by treating the Hyde Act and the deal in silos, and not perceiving any relationship between the two. The Act is not an internal matter of the U.S. It details the effects of non-conformity with the provisions of the deal.
Gowri Narayanan,
Thiruvananthapuram
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One is bemused at the manner in which the Manmohan Singh government is seeking to push the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal through heeding, in the process, to the demands made by small parties. All of us are aware of the horse-trading that is going on and the price parties are demanding to support the government. What a pathetic situation!
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B.P. Upendra Roy,
Tiruchi
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The UPA government is frantically wooing small parties for its survival on July 22. The airport at Lucknow has been renamed Chaudhury Charan Singh airport to appease the Rashtriya Lok Dal, which has three MPs in the Lok Sabha.</b> JMM leader Shibu Soren with five MPs is reportedly demanding a ministerial berth.
Some MPs undergoing imprisonment are being roped in to vote after obtaining clearance from courts. So much for our national motto: satyameva jayate.
Malaya Krishnamurthy,
Croydon, U.K.<b>
That a large number of netas with a criminal background are MPs is an open secret. </b>Now, politicians languishing in jails are to be released to participate in the trust vote on July 22. How unfortunate!
Vasudeva Rao,
Ahmedabad<b>
Looking at the manner in which MPs are being wooed, one wonders how politicians can claim to be our leaders.</b>
Even those who were known to be clean seem to have jumped on to the bandwagon. They do not care for the people who voted them to power.
R. Gopal,
Chennai<b>
Political parties want to exploit the situation to their advantage. Playing politics on such a vital issue of national importance will prove dangerous.</b> An amicable solution is not impossible if parties make the national interest their priority.
B. Gurudas,
Hyderabad<b>
What is striking about the downward spiral of the Congress and the UPA is that Sonia Gandhi has allowed herself to be carried away by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the nuclear deal. Ms Gandhi displayed great intuition and boldness in leading her party to successive victories.</b> Her choice of Dr. Singh for the post of Prime Minister was excellent. But she should also understand that the people, not a commitment to an outside power, ought to be at the centre of political thinking.
P. Vijayaraghavan,
Chennai<b>
Unfortunately, unseemly attempts to seek support from uncommitted MPs have become acceptable to fight out a political battle in Parliament.</b> One hopes the Congress would have realised the folly of forming a government with the support of the Left parties, which have a diametrically opposite ideology, in the name of anti-communalism.
Krishnakant Seth,
Bangalore
V.R. Krishna Iyerâs article âA betrayal of Indiaâs constitutional visionâ (July 17) was enlightening. It rightly pointed to the need to explore alternative sources of energy. The Congress, which fought for our Independence, is mortgaging the nation to the American empire. It is time the nation geared up for another war of independence.
M. Kamal Naidu,
Hyderabad<b>
Even after the nuclear deal has been torn to shreds by experts, UPA spokespersons continue to advance the energy security argument.</b> It has been established beyond doubt that the nuclear energy proposition is neither safe nor clean nor abundant nor cheap. As for ending nuclear apartheid, India will at best be treated as an associate member at the club of nuclear weapon states.
Ancient Indian wisdom has been insulted by treating the Hyde Act and the deal in silos, and not perceiving any relationship between the two. The Act is not an internal matter of the U.S. It details the effects of non-conformity with the provisions of the deal.
Gowri Narayanan,
Thiruvananthapuram