Evaluate effects of Hyde Act: CPI-M
CPI-M suggests setting up of a mechanism to evaluate the implications of the Hyde Act of the US.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: The CPI-M on Sunday suggested the setting up of a mechanism to evaluate the implications of the Hyde Act of the US on the country's sovereignty but ruled out any "compromise formula" to resolve its stand-off with the government on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
CPI-M politburo member Sitaram Yechury met External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A K Antony and senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel as part of efforts to find a way out of the situation created by the Left's ultimatum not to operationalise the deal.
After the 30-minute parleys, Yechury said he was asked to clarify a part of the statement issued by the politburo yesterday, which he said clearly states that the government should not take the next step of negotiating a safeguards agreement with the IAEA till all objections to the deal are considered and the implications of the Hyde Act are evaluated.
"How to get clarity on these issues -- there has to be some kind of mechanism. The UPA has to decide on it and get back to us," Yechury told reporters after the meeting.
Asked whether some compromise was being worked out, he said, "There is no compromise formula. It depends on the government what to decide.
"We have made our position clear," he said, adding that the government has to address concerns regarding the implications of the Hyde Act for the country's sovereignty.
CPI-M politburo member Sitaram Yechury met External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A K Antony and senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel as part of efforts to find a way out of the situation created by the Left's ultimatum not to operationalise the deal.
After the 30-minute parleys, Yechury said he was asked to clarify a part of the statement issued by the politburo yesterday, which he said clearly states that the government should not take the next step of negotiating a safeguards agreement with the IAEA till all objections to the deal are considered and the implications of the Hyde Act are evaluated.
"How to get clarity on these issues -- there has to be some kind of mechanism. The UPA has to decide on it and get back to us," Yechury told reporters after the meeting.
Asked whether some compromise was being worked out, he said, "There is no compromise formula. It depends on the government what to decide.
"We have made our position clear," he said, adding that the government has to address concerns regarding the implications of the Hyde Act for the country's sovereignty.
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