07-11-2008, 12:01 AM
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Manmohan keen on seeking early vote of confidence</b>
Vinay Kumar
Date of Lok Sabha session to be made known today
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday met President Pratibha Patil and stated that he and his Cabinet colleagues were keen on seeking a vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha as early as possible.
âThe precise date on which the Lok Sabha will be summoned for this purpose will be communicated to the President by the Prime Minister by Friday evening,â a press communiqué issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.
The meeting lasted for nearly half-an-hour.
On Thursday, the President requested a meeting with the Prime Minister in view of the political developments following the withdrawal of support by the Left parties to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
Dr. Singh returned from Japan after attending the G-8 summit in the early hours of Thursday.
The President had also taken note of her meeting with Samajwadi Party leaders, who reiterated their support to the UPA by submitting a letter of support afresh.
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Shocking betrayal: Karat</b>
Vinay Kumar
Weâll make it âpolitically impossibleâ to clinch nuclear deal
Prakash Karat
NEW DELHI: A day after the four Left parties formally withdrew their support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, they sharpened their offensive and vowed to make it âpolitically impossibleâ for the Manmohan Singh government to go ahead and clinch the Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear deal.
Attacking the government for approaching the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the safeguards agreement in the nuclear deal before securing a trust vote in Parliament, the Left parties described the move as a âshocking betrayal of a moral commitmentâ made to the country and the people.
âWe know how to fight against the deal and we will make it politically impossible for the government to go ahead with the agreement,â CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat told a press conference at the party headquarters here on Thursday.
CPI general secretary A.B. Bardhan, Forward Bloc general secretary Debabrata Biswas and other senior Left leaders were present.
He said External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee had announced on Tuesday that the government would send Indiaâs safeguards agreement to the IAEA Board for approval only if it won the trust vote in Parliament. Mr. Mukherjee also stated that he had consulted the Prime Minister who was in Japan.
âComing hours after the announcement that the Left parties had decided to withdraw support to the government, this was a solemn commitment to the country that the government would not proceed to the Board of Governors of the IAEA till it proved its majority in Parliament,â Mr. Karat said.
âIt is shocking that less than 24 hours of such a statement, the IAEA has announced that at the request of the Government of India, the text has been submitted to the Board for its consideration.
Manmohan keen on seeking early vote of confidence</b>
Vinay Kumar
Date of Lok Sabha session to be made known today
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday met President Pratibha Patil and stated that he and his Cabinet colleagues were keen on seeking a vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha as early as possible.
âThe precise date on which the Lok Sabha will be summoned for this purpose will be communicated to the President by the Prime Minister by Friday evening,â a press communiqué issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.
The meeting lasted for nearly half-an-hour.
On Thursday, the President requested a meeting with the Prime Minister in view of the political developments following the withdrawal of support by the Left parties to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
Dr. Singh returned from Japan after attending the G-8 summit in the early hours of Thursday.
The President had also taken note of her meeting with Samajwadi Party leaders, who reiterated their support to the UPA by submitting a letter of support afresh.
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<b>
Shocking betrayal: Karat</b>
Vinay Kumar
Weâll make it âpolitically impossibleâ to clinch nuclear deal
Prakash Karat
NEW DELHI: A day after the four Left parties formally withdrew their support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, they sharpened their offensive and vowed to make it âpolitically impossibleâ for the Manmohan Singh government to go ahead and clinch the Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear deal.
Attacking the government for approaching the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the safeguards agreement in the nuclear deal before securing a trust vote in Parliament, the Left parties described the move as a âshocking betrayal of a moral commitmentâ made to the country and the people.
âWe know how to fight against the deal and we will make it politically impossible for the government to go ahead with the agreement,â CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat told a press conference at the party headquarters here on Thursday.
CPI general secretary A.B. Bardhan, Forward Bloc general secretary Debabrata Biswas and other senior Left leaders were present.
He said External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee had announced on Tuesday that the government would send Indiaâs safeguards agreement to the IAEA Board for approval only if it won the trust vote in Parliament. Mr. Mukherjee also stated that he had consulted the Prime Minister who was in Japan.
âComing hours after the announcement that the Left parties had decided to withdraw support to the government, this was a solemn commitment to the country that the government would not proceed to the Board of Governors of the IAEA till it proved its majority in Parliament,â Mr. Karat said.
âIt is shocking that less than 24 hours of such a statement, the IAEA has announced that at the request of the Government of India, the text has been submitted to the Board for its consideration.