Zeenews Bureau New Delhi, July 08: The Left parties on Tuesday announced that they are withdrawing support to the UPA government on the issue of Indo-US nuclear deal. Briefing the press in New Delhi after a meeting of Left parties, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat said that they will meet President Pratibha Patil tomorrow to formally hand over the letter of withdrawal of support. Left leaders have been given an appointment for 12:00 noon by the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The four Left parties – CPI(M), CPI, Forward Bloc and RSP, which have a total of 59 MPs – have sent a letter to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, informing him of their decision, Karat said. Reacting to the Left parties’ decision, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the move will not affect the stability of the UPA government. He added that his government will go to the IAEA as soon as possible to finalise the safeguards agreement. The Left decision came a day after Dr Singh made a statement in Japan, saying his government will go to the IAEA soon to finalise the safeguards agreement required for the nuclear deal. Dr Singh is in Japan to attend the G8 meeting, and according to Pranab Mukherjee, the PM will go ahead with his visit as scheduled. He is slated to return on Thursday. The Prime Minister meanwhile received support on the nuke deal from unlikely quarters. Foreign Secretary said China has expressed its willingness to support the nuclear deal. The development came after Dr Singh met Chinese President Hu Jintao in Japan this morning. ‘Seek trust vote’ The Left has asked the PM to immediately convene a Parliament session and seek confidence vote. CPI leader D Raja said the Left would vote against the government in the trust vote. BJP president Rajnath Singh has also asked the PM to seek trust vote in the Parliament, in view of the Left’s pullout. Rajnath also attacked the Left parties, saying if they knew all along that the deal was not in national interest, why did they wait till today to withdraw support. BJP leaders will meet later in the evening to review the fast-changing situation, while a meeting of all NDA allies has been called tomorrow. Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh meanwhile said his party would support the UPA government in confidence vote. Mulayam denied reports there was a split in the SP on the nuke deal issue. However, reports suggested Samajwadi Party MP Jai Prakash has decided to quit the party and join Mayawati’s BSP. Samajwadi Party presently has 39 members in the Lok Sabha. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), which recently quit the Congress-led Jammu and Kashmir bringing about its fall over the Amarnath land transfer issue, has decided to back the UPA in trust vote in Parliament. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said the deal was not anti-Muslim, as claimed by many, adding her party would support it in the nation’s interest. Another J&K party, National Conference’s Omar Abdullah declined to rule out support to the nuke deal, saying if they are convinced it was in the nation’s interest, they would back it. Govt stable: Cong In view of the Left withdrawing support, Congress president Sonia Gandhi held a high-level meeting of party leaders at her house. Also, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs is slated to meet in the evening, where a decision on when to convene a special session of the Parliament could be taken. It is likely that the Parliament session would be convened after the PM returns from Japan. Congress spokesperson Jayanti Natarajan said if the Samajwadi Party supports the UPA in Parliament, the government will win the trust vote. Railway Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav also said the UPA has the numbers as well as the majority. "The Left has its own ideological compulsion and that is why they have decided to withdraw support. But it will not affect the government as we have numbers to prove majority," Lalu Yadav told reporters. About the fate of the nuclear deal, he said, "N-deal is very much on. The deal is essential for the government as we need energy." The Congress also attacked the Communists for the timing of their decision. "When the entire nation is mourning those killed in the Kabul (Indian Embassy) blast, the Left has chosen to make the announcement. It is most unfortunate. They think their prestige is more important than the nation's prestige," AICC media department chairman Veerappa Moily said. Time had come: Left Karat, while revealing the text of the letter sent to Mukherjee, said: “The government had told us on November 16, 2007 at the UPA-Left co-ordination committee meeting that the government would provide the Left with the text of the draft IAEA safeguards agreement before finalizing it. However, the text has not been provided so far.” “Pranab Mukherjee’s proposal on July 7 to call a meeting of the UPA-Left co-ordination committee on July 10 has been rendered meaningless after Prime Minister’s statement in Japan that his government will go to the IAEA soon,” the letter goes on, adding “the Left had told the government that if the PM goes to the IAEA Board of Governors, we will withdraw support.” “The PM has said he is going to IAEA, so the time has come for the Left to withdraw support,” the letter concludes, according to Karat. Earlier this morning, Karat said that the PM’s statement in Japan was humiliating for the Left. He caustically remarked that the Prime Minister could have communicated his decision to go ahead with the deal to the Left parties rather than announce it outside the country. Dr Singh said yesterday that India will "very soon" approach the IAEA for a safeguards agreement for the controversial Indo-US nuclear deal where the "process will move very fast". On Singh's statement that he was ready to face Parliament for a trial of strength, CPI national secretary D Raja had said yesterday, "If PM thinks he can manipulate the numbers, let him prove it on the floor of the House. What sort of ethics is he trying to project?" Support from ‘others’ Meanwhile, Deve Gowda-led JD(S) and Ajit Singh’s RLD have hinted that they would support the government if things come down to a trust vote. TRS, which recently parted ways with the UPA, said it would support the nuclear deal if their demand for a separate Telangana state is met. Even BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal, which has eight MPs, has said it will consider supporting the nuke deal, when it meets on July 14. SAD leader Prakash Singh Badal however made it clear that his party would continue to be a part of the NDA. However, another BJP ally Shiv Sena, which recently backed the N-deal in principle, has made it clear it wouldn’t support the UPA in case of a trust vote
We are now eagerly awaiting (say after 1-2 decade) when the LEFT will issue a statement that they had committed a blunder by withdrawing from UPA government. Remember they had regretted in Past over Subhash Chandra Bose, Vivekanand, not supporting Congress in 1942, Jyoti basu refusing PM post and so on. the LEFT on one hand turns blind eye on atrocities of MAOISTS, NAXALITIES shows Blind anti-US, anti-BJP, anti-Hindu stand and Blindly support anything that is Pro-Muslim, Pro-Bangladeshi Inflitration, Pro-Chinese. This blind LOVE and HATE game with the cover of good Logics, Good coined phrases like Secularism etc proves just one thing that LEFT has permanent list of LOVE & HATE and it cannot see anything good in one it hates and anything wrong in which it LOVES. Had anyone seen any single word from LEFT on Chinese Inflitration. No - Pritam Ghosh - Midnapore
well done sp. they have stoped blakmail tactics of left parties.next election left will loose more seats. - lawrence - dubai
The communists cannot afford the Congress government to fall at this stage while at the same time it is unable to support the nuclear deal. The communists can never countenance any advantage for the BJP. Thus, SP supporting the Congress must have been first proposed by the Communists themselves. If they are sure the Congress has the numbers, it will vote against the confidence vote. Otherwise it will abstain on one pretext or the other. - K.Venugopal - Mumbai
The earlier these sewer rats of communists get out of the government the better for the nation. Sewer rats are sewer rats and that is it. The Western countries and the middle east should vet the visa application forms of people coming from communist controlled states very carefully and not give a visa to anyone from these states who have voted for the communists Farhang - Farhang - UAE
We should come forward for National Interest - R S Vig - Khanna
Left will understand their blunder after 25 years as is its history. - sk roy - Kolkata
they have their own interest nothing else - manoj sarangi - bhubaneswar
Finally it looks like Left parties have consulted all the astrologers and soothsayers and decided to pull out today.Well it looks like nuclear energy is the answer to petrol,diesel and the subsequent price rise of essential food grains as per our honourable PM.He embodies and reconfirms the very fact that a learned economists like him along with our FM and Mr.Montek Singh Ahluwakla cannot be good administrators. - Rahul - Pune
Bye-Bye, Okay to all HEADLESS CHICKEND. Good relief! These JOKERS want to make INDIA a part of CHINA. Nice day & Bye-Bye to all -ves & odds. - HeadlessChickens - WB
MANGALMANGALMANGALMANGALMANGALHO!!!!GREAT NEWS!!!THESE COMUNISTS HAVE WASTED PRECIOUS TIME OF THE NATION BY DELAYING THE WITHDRAWAL.THEY ARE NO DIFFERENT FROM TRAITORS LIKE PDP IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR WHO HAVE WITHDRAWN SUPPORT FROM THE GOVT THERE FOR TRANSFER OF LAND TO SHRINE TRUST.BOTH THESE PARTIES SHOULD BE WIPED OFF FROM INDIAN POLITICAL SCENE IN NEXT ELECTION BY PEOPLE OF INDIA.THIS HAS COME ON TUESDAY WHICH IS SUPOSE TO BE AUSPICIOUS DAY ,GOOD IS GOING TO HAPPEN VERY SOONGOOD FOR INDIA!!!DOWN WITH CHINESE AND LEFT AND RIGHT!!!RIGHT. - SYED ARSHAD MOQUIM - UAE
THis is right decision in right time.THe present Gogernment is not bothering for price rise and othe difficuties faced by the common people but only bothering for - DR.Y.N.TIWARI - SHILLONG
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH THESE COMRADES MAKE JOKE OF COUNTRY FOR LAST SOME YEARS TAKE ENOUGH PUBLICITY. THEY WANT ANY BUSSINESS CAN ONLY BE DONE WITH CHINA IS RIGHT. ANYWAY MEDIA ALSO SEND THEM BEHIND CURTAIN FOR SOME TIME PEOPLE R SICK AND TIRED OF THEIR FOOLISH POLITICS AND IF ANY TIME CHINA ATTACK AGAIN THEN SEND THEM AT BORDERS WHOLE WORLD CAN SEE HOW MUCH PATRIOTIC R THEY? - K DEOL - VANCOUVER CANADA
WHAT A RELIEF. FINALLY THE JOKERS ARE OUT OF THE GOVT. HAPPY TUESDAY TO ALL. - DANIS - MUMBAI
WELL DONE CPM.AT LEAST THE COUNTRY CAN SLEEP IN PEACE.WHOLE COUNTRY SHOULD FEEL THAT THEY ARE SAVED BY THE SKIN OF THE TEETH. WE HAVE BEEN SAVED VITUALLY BEING THE SLAVE OF THE CHINESE.I WOULD REQUEST ELECTION COMMISIONER TO SCRAP SUCH PARTIES WHO ARE UNPATRIOTIC TO THE COUNTRY. KINDLY TAKE SERIOUS NOTE.THIS WILL BOOMERANG IN YEARS TO COME.WE ARE DEMOCRATIC PARTY -WE DONT REQUIRE COMMUNIST IN THE COUNTRY. - SUNIL DUGAR - KOLKATA
Left parties has been paid money heavily from China so they always spaek againest the intrest of country such party people should be thrown out of country. india will develop when president rule will be imposed than democratic and also rather than dividing country on Reservation factor give reservation on economic basis. Arjun singh also be thrown outside country - yogesh - Mumbai
CPI(M)will support the deal if it is like Indo-China nuclear deal. They dont care the Nations interest. - Ikramuddin - Hyderabad
Communisit people should be tried for treason. These people are advocating the cause of China and are not for the growth , recognition of India. - Kuldeep - punjab
They have no other option but to withdraw support. Left can not ignore the deal as they just oppose America. Congress should have been done much before. - Pankaj - UAE
its always the case, whenever India tries to take one step forward there is some one who pulls us two steps back. When will we forget our personal issues and make progress of India as our mutaul issue. - Akash Kanwani - Dubai,U.A.E
Left nukes upa, withdraws support - Surjit Singh Bhela - Canada
Left are servants of China - Sudha - Bhubaneswar
The left parties had done this at very wrong time. They even not consider that our pm is on tour. - vijayant - Noida
First it is clarified that What is national interest? Does alligning with USA and Israel is national interest is formost question? Does that mean that Policies of Nehruji and Indira Gandhi are wrong. The decision of Left is in national interest. And USA and their allies are not Indias national interest it is the interest of few rich capitalist people. Left is doing it in national interest and Mulayam and JDS should think that Muslim will not support them. - ZIA AHMED - KUWAIT
The left parties are not guided by any principles or ideologies, they are following what China tells them to do and we all know that China does not want India to progress industrially and commercially and go back to the old times. - Munir Memon - Dubai
EVERYBODY KNOWS about former president Mr.Kalam and Manmohan Singh about their vision and honesty as compare to the BJP AND LEFT.AS we all heard how both the parties are playing backdoor politics todisturb the progress of india(N-deal issue)If both think why cannot they come with the details on N-DEAL TELL THE NATION THESE POINTS ARE NOT GOING TO BENEFIT THE INDIA IN THE FUTURE.ONLY DOING THE OPPOSITION LIKE ENEMY OF THE COUNTRY DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE JUST THE CHEAP POLITICS.This time people of India must teach the lesson to the BJP AND THE LEFT. - Manmohan Singh - USA
"China supported party- Left" never think about INDIA and againt china context. Left is diverted from his AIM-Progress of INDIA & Indians. - sunny - Dubai
left has ideology only in pen and paper. But in ground we did not any progress made by them at any period in hisory on the planet which is mostly appreciable. - rahman - ksa
So at last the left could manage SP vote for the Govt and become confident of avoiding poll in near future.Joyti Basu is the mastermind behind this. Cong should prove the majority in parlament and then should go for mid term vote immidiately. They should not give much time to communal-communist combination to jeopardise the country. - partha - kolkata
Every Indian knows about Bengal and Babus contribution in the last 60 years! They hardly have a vision and driven by communist mission! - M V Chilukuri - Kuala Lumpur
Left is neither driven by ideology nor by any plausible and sensible cause but merely by petty narrow politics. - Sanjib Chowdhury - Kolkata
Thank God, Left "LEFT" the Governament actually they are preparing for Next Parlament Election, I think This deal is Necessary for our Country to Generate the power and Energy in Future. I want to ask Left Parties "IN FUTURE HOW WILL THEY PROVIDE ENERGY AND POWER TO THE CONSUMERS" Will they stop LIVING? - Faraz - Dubai
lage raho bhai log - avk - bhilai
Believe me or not but the fact is that, that No princiles, no idiology, no national interest, only vested interest of their own is the motive force behind any action of politicians.you have freedom to agree or disagree with me my dear READERS. - Navinchandra - Bharuch-Gujarat
LEFT is the worst Party in India. They are the enimy of Progress. We have seen them before also, when there was a big demand for Information Technology(IT), LEFT was the first Party against IT. I remember the day when I received the Mark Sheet with highest marks in our College in 10+2 in 1997. Some CPM leaders came to my house to congratulate me. When I expressed my interrest to study in Computer Science, they immediately discouraged me providing points agains IT. One best example I remember They said "Suppose to handle one computer one person is required and one computer can do job of 1000 people, then think that 999 people will become jobless". Basically I hate most of the left leaders except few. - Monoranjan Gorai - Bangalore
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