07-28-2008, 02:35 AM
<b>US conspiring to control nation's sovereignty: Sinha</b>
Ranchi (PTI): The US is conspiring to control India's sovereignty through the Indo-US nuclear deal, former External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha saidon Sunday.
"The Vajpayee government had given us nuclear power and now the USA wants its keys, so it is conspiring to control India's foreign policy and its sovereignty through the nuke deal," Sinha told a news conference here.
"Advani'ji' has already stated that the BJP will renegotiate the deal when it returns to power," Sinha, who is here as part of the BJP's week-long programme to reach out to the people with its views on various issues, added.
He attacked the Left parties for rejecting a BJP proposal earlier for a special Parliamentary committee to look into the nuclear deal and recommend its suggestions to the government.
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"Th Left had committed two more blunders this year -- rejecting our proposal for a special committee on the Indo-US nuclear deal and withdrawing support to the UPA when the Prime Minister was in a foreign country," Sinha said.</b>
Stating that nuclear deal had never been an issue before the country, he asked the Prime Minister as to why he did not mention in his speech during the trust vote the cost of nuclear energy.
"I have made a research and concluded that the common man has to pay Rs 15 or Rs 20 per unit on nuclear energy. Is it cost effective?" Sinha said.
Ranchi (PTI): The US is conspiring to control India's sovereignty through the Indo-US nuclear deal, former External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha saidon Sunday.
"The Vajpayee government had given us nuclear power and now the USA wants its keys, so it is conspiring to control India's foreign policy and its sovereignty through the nuke deal," Sinha told a news conference here.
"Advani'ji' has already stated that the BJP will renegotiate the deal when it returns to power," Sinha, who is here as part of the BJP's week-long programme to reach out to the people with its views on various issues, added.
He attacked the Left parties for rejecting a BJP proposal earlier for a special Parliamentary committee to look into the nuclear deal and recommend its suggestions to the government.
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"Th Left had committed two more blunders this year -- rejecting our proposal for a special committee on the Indo-US nuclear deal and withdrawing support to the UPA when the Prime Minister was in a foreign country," Sinha said.</b>
Stating that nuclear deal had never been an issue before the country, he asked the Prime Minister as to why he did not mention in his speech during the trust vote the cost of nuclear energy.
"I have made a research and concluded that the common man has to pay Rs 15 or Rs 20 per unit on nuclear energy. Is it cost effective?" Sinha said.