08-05-2007, 09:55 PM
<b>Opposition gears up to corner Govt on nuclear deal </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Declaring its opposition to the just concluded Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, the BJP has sent a notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee seeking a vote in the House on the issue when Parliamentâs monsoon session begins on August 10.
The move came after former Prime Minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee, L K Advani, Jaswant Singh, Yashwant Sinha and other BJP leaders came to the conclusion that the deal would restrict India's nuclear testing programme.
The BJP has already demanded setting up of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine the draft agreement, and asked the government to suspend all further action on the civil nuclear deal till the JPC submits its report, which secures the approval of Parliament.
BJPâs deputy leader VK Malhotra said on Sunday that <b>"We have made the request to the Speaker to take up a discussion under Rule 184 which ends with as a vote. "</b>
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The BJPâs strategy is to force the Left too to come out against the deal though the two Communist parties have reserved judgment till completion of their discussion with experts.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The move came after former Prime Minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee, L K Advani, Jaswant Singh, Yashwant Sinha and other BJP leaders came to the conclusion that the deal would restrict India's nuclear testing programme.
The BJP has already demanded setting up of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine the draft agreement, and asked the government to suspend all further action on the civil nuclear deal till the JPC submits its report, which secures the approval of Parliament.
BJPâs deputy leader VK Malhotra said on Sunday that <b>"We have made the request to the Speaker to take up a discussion under Rule 184 which ends with as a vote. "</b>
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The BJPâs strategy is to force the Left too to come out against the deal though the two Communist parties have reserved judgment till completion of their discussion with experts.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->