New Delhi: As the news of the finalisation of the nuclear deal poured in, political parties have reacted to it strongly.
The BJP, which has in principle stood by the government on this issue, was a little cautious.
BJP Leader Murli Manohar Joshi says, "I now expect the Prime Minister would come to the Parliament and assure the nation that the energy and strategic interest and sovereignty have not been compromised. If that has been taken care of then certainly the deal will be in the interest of the nation."
Former national security advisor Brajesh Mishra was cautious in his reaction to the deal. He however says that the country should be assured that our military programme is not compromised.
"It will be wrong to assume that I was against the deal. We were also trying for the deal. People of India should be given assurance that we are being put under safeguard then we should also be guaranteed nuclear fuel supply. We should be assured that our strategic and military programmes are not put under any constraint," says Mishra.
CPI-M said that the UPA Government would have to face the consequences if they have succumbed to the US pressure while clinching Indo-US nuclear deal.
“What are the terms on which the deal has been done; always in international relation remember whether it is globalisation or nuclear deal what the Left is saying and discussing the terms of these deals," CPI-M Politburo member Sitaram Yechury said.
"If the UPA Government has succumbed to US pressure on the nuclear deal, they have to face consequences. It is obvious that they have to face consequences," he added.
In Parliament, the visit of the US President stirred a hornet's nest with RJD, a key UPA constituent, joining outside supporters Left, SP and BSP in the protest amid demands for taking both Houses into confidence over pacts inked by the two countries.
While the issue of the agreement reached between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and George W Bush did not figure in the Upper House, which returned to normal business after an adjournment during Question Hour, the matter was raised by agitated Left members in the Lok Sabha.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister P R Dasmunsi said he will convey their concern to the Prime Minister who will apprise them of what had happened during the visit.
Earlier, the Lok Sabha was adjourned till 1400 hours (IST), minutes after it met this morning as SP and Left members protested vociferously against the visit, raising slogans like 'Go back, Bush; Go back, Bush."
With Agency inputs
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