Kerala - Kochi

Nuclear deal a U.S. ruse: MP

KOCHI: Communist Party of India Central Secretariat member C.K. Chandrappan, MP, on Saturday said the United States was aiming at creating a military alliance along the lines of NATO in Asia by entering into a strategic relationship with India in the guise of the civilian nuclear deal.

Inaugurating a seminar on ‘nuclear deal and national security’ organised as part of the golden jubilee fete of the All India Youth Federation here on Saturday, Mr. Chandrappan said the joint naval exercises by India, the U.S. and its allies pointed to this.

Terming the nuclear deal as an ‘unequal treaty,’ he said that while the American Congress had a decisive say on the deal, discussions in the Indian Parliament on the issue were only of the nature of a ‘mere conversation.’

T.J. Chandrachoodan, RSP general secretary, said the country had uranium deposits enough to last 200 years and to meet 60 per cent of the energy needs.

“Eight States in the country already have uranium deposits, while there was scope for excavating it in another eight States,” he said.

KPCC general secretary M.I. Shanavas said the nuclear deal was essential to end the ‘global ban’ against India in the nuclear field. He said the deal clearly stated that it would not in anyway “hinder or interfere in the nuclear military facilities of India”.

Rejecting the Left allegation that the 123 Agreement was subject to the Hyde Act, he said the agreement stated that it would be implemented in accordance with the international laws and not based on any domestic laws of the U.S.

All India Forward Block general secretary G. Devarajan said India did not face an ‘energy crisis’ but only suffered from ‘energy deficiency.’

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