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Reflect concern of House: Yechury

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"Prime Minister can strengthen his hands on nuclear deal"

KOLKATA: The Prime Minister's speech on the nuclear issue in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday should "reflect the concerns of the House," according to Sitaram Yechury, member of the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

The country will get the necessary confidence and assurance and the Prime Minister's hands will be strengthened when dealing with the Americans if his speech becomes the expression of the House, Mr. Yechury said.

Mr. Yechury was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a seminar on the necessity of free software for sustainable development, organised by Webel.

Asked to comment on the Prime Minister's Independence Day speech, Mr. Yechury said that the declaration of good intent needed to be translated into action. He added that since the Prime Minister had reiterated what had been promised in the Common Minimum Programme there was a likelihood that they "will see the light of day."

On the Prime Minister's claim that the Government was subsidising the consumption of petroleum products, Mr. Yechury said that subsidy appeared to be there because of the taxation structure.

About the BJP's decision to back the Left on the nuclear issue, he said it would be "a good thing." He was referring to a comment made earlier in the day at a separate venue by BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi urging parties opposing the India-U.S. nuclear deal to work in unison as it was a matter of national security concern.

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