BJP wants N-deal to be renegotiated
BJP made it clear that the nuclear accord should be renegotiated and not hustled through as it "compromises" with the country's long-term strategic programmes.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Seeking to quell reports that the party may cosy up to government on the Indo-US nuclear deal, BJP on Wednesday made it clear that the accord should be renegotiated and not hustled through as it "compromises" with the country's long-term strategic programmes.
After a meeting of its core group, attended by top leaders including L K Advani and BJP chief Rajnath Singh, the party said it was opposed to the deal and accused the government of making a "significant strategic blunder" by turning it into a kind of an icon of India's relations with the US.
The statement issued by Advani, Singh and Jaswant Singh assumes significance in the context of media reports that the BJP was diluting its opposition and may not be averse to supporting the deal as the party was not ideologically opposed to the US unlike the Leftists.
The statement also noted that over the last few days former American Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, US Ambassador to India David Mulford, National Security Advisor M K Narayanan and Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar had met the three leaders and were told of the BJP's position.
After a meeting of its core group, attended by top leaders including L K Advani and BJP chief Rajnath Singh, the party said it was opposed to the deal and accused the government of making a "significant strategic blunder" by turning it into a kind of an icon of India's relations with the US.
The statement issued by Advani, Singh and Jaswant Singh assumes significance in the context of media reports that the BJP was diluting its opposition and may not be averse to supporting the deal as the party was not ideologically opposed to the US unlike the Leftists.
The statement also noted that over the last few days former American Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, US Ambassador to India David Mulford, National Security Advisor M K Narayanan and Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar had met the three leaders and were told of the BJP's position.
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