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July 20, 2008
Karat Warns
Government Against Pushing N-deal
New Delhi
Communist Party-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Prakash Karat Sunday said
that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) would be toppled in
Tuesday's trust vote and warned the government against pushing ahead
with the India-US nuclear deal in the event of losing the vote.
A confident looking Karat, who even flashed an occasional smile
during his media briefing at the CPI-M headquarters here, warned the
Manmohan Singh-led government that the country will revolt if it
went ahead with the deal after losing the trust vote.
"We wish to warn the government that in case you lose the trust
vote, don't try to push the deal. Otherwise, there will be a revolt
in the country," Karat said.
Karat said that the Left parties, the United National Progressive
Alliance (UNPA), the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and other smaller
parties now had the numbers on their side to topple the UPA
government in the vote of confidence.
Karat took on Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mulayam Singh Yadav for
betraying the country and other parties by joining hands with the
Congress and the UPA on the nuclear deal even after having openly
criticized it inside and outside parliament only some months back.
"This is not the first time that the SP is doing so. It has betrayed
the country and others twice earlier in 1999 and in 2002. This is
the third time. They have no business to blame us for going with the
BJP," Karat said.
The Communist leader said that the UPA government had failed on all
fronts and was only committed to the Bush administration.
"They are least bothered about the price rise and inflation. This
government should go," Karat said.
The party's central committee meanwhile appealed to all secular and
democratic parties to vote against the confidence motion being
brought by the UPA government.
"The Congress and the Samajwadi Party are desperately trying to
mobilise the support of MPs using money power and unscrupulous
methods. Even MPs who are convicted of serious crimes are being
brought in support," the party said in a statement.
IANS
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July 20, 2008
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