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Agartala: CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Sunday said here that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government cannot operationalise the India–U.S nuclear deal till the Left parties continued to support it. He also reiterated the opposition of the Left parties to the proposed hike in fuel prices. Addressing an election rally of the ruling Left Front here, Mr. Karat said: “ America wants India to be a junior partner. But our country should have an independent foreign policy.” He also urged the UPA government at the Centre to reduce tax on petrol and diesel ahead of the budget to avoid the proposed hike in fuel prices. Mr. Karat said that the Left parties would oppose the fuel price hike as it would have an adverse impact on the farmers and lead to soaring of prices of essential commodities. Mr. Karat insisted that if the tax was reduced from the prevailing 60 per cent, there would be no need to hike the prices of petrol and diesel. He alleged that the Congress-led UPA government was going back on the promises made in the Common Minimum Programme. It was only due to pressure mounted by the Left parties that the UPA government had been forced to adopt some pro-people programmes such as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Mr. Karat also asked the UPA government to abolish the prevailing system of fixing quota of Below Poverty Line and Above Poverty Line families for the States by the Centre and universalise the public distribution system in the country.
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