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Left to focus on impact of deal

NEW DELHI: The Indo-U.S. nuclear deal would come under the focus of the two Left parties at a possible meeting on Tuesday which would include a discussion on the strategy to be adopted in Parliament.

The general body of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Parliamentary Party met here on Monday evening to take stock of the situation following the statement of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in both Houses of Parliament.

The Left parties staged a walk-out in Parliament in protest against the deal and its larger implications for the economic and strategic affairs of the country.

The CPI Central Secretariat has scheduled a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the party’s approach.A senior party leader said the CPI would take a “tough stand” and then discuss with the CPI (M) a coordinated strategy.

The meetings also come in the backdrop of the Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani attempting to reach out to the Left and other parties for cooperation. The BJP has moved a notice in the Lok Sabha under a rule that entails voting.

The Polit Bureau of the CPI (M) would meet here on August 17-18. There is a strong view in the party against New Delhi’s ‘drift’ towards Washington at a time when the Congress-led Government has crucial support from the Left.

Leaders of the four Left parties have emphasised that provisions of the Hyde Act could be used against India not only in the eventuality of a nuclear test but also when New Delhi does not conform to the U.S. foreign policy.

The CPI-ML (Liberation) on Monday described the 123 agreement as a “document of modern slavery” and threatened to continue a struggle against it till it was scrapped.

In a statement, the party Polit Bureau appealed to the Left parties to accept the challenge of withdrawing support to the Manmohan Singh Government.

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