Ludhiana, January 28 (DNS)- The People's Party of Punjab-led Sanjha Morcha will play a crucial role post-elections, said senior CPI (M) leader and Politburo member Sitaram Yechury, after addressing rallies in support of PPP candidates in Doaba.
Yechury said: "This is the first time that the people of Punjab have got an alternative other than the Congress and the Akali parties. Like football, the people would run between two goal posts. Now, the PPP and the Left parties have provided them another choice”
He said the Congress and the BJP were not much different from each other, whether in was the economic policies or “looting” the country’s exchequer. Asked as to what were the winning chances of the Sanjha Morcha, he said: "We are contesting the elections to win. There is strong anti-incumbency and bitter infighting within the Congress that forced Rahul Gandhi to declare yesterday that Capt Amarinder Singh would be the Chief Minister. In such a scenario, it is possible that the Sanjha Morcha may play a crucial role in these elections."
He denied any alliance with the Congress. "We are against the economic policies of the Congress. If the Congress wants to have an alliance with us, it will have to rethink its economic policies," he ... Read Full Story
New Delhi, August 20 (DNS)- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) today said it still has concerns over the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill though government dropped a controversial addition in a clause bowing to opposition pressure, which it termed was “good“.
“The word ‘and’ should not have been there at the first place. But now the government has changed it. That is good.
Our demands have been partially met. But we have other concerns (on the bill),” CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury told reporters.
He said the party was of the view that there should not be any sealing on the liability in case of a nuclear accident.
“You can set a minimum on liability as many other countries have done,” he suggested.
Mr. Yechury also said there should not be any ambiguity on India joining any conventions dealing with liability.
Left parties had opposed the cap of Rs. 1,500 crore on the liability of a nuclear plant operator, saying it was “hardly significant”, pointing out that a nuclear accident would be much more devastating than the Bhopal gas disaster.
The Cabinet this morning put its stamp of approval on the Civil Liability for Nuclear Bill, deciding to omit the word ’and’ — connecting two sub-clauses of Clause 17 of the draft ... Read Full Story
New Delhi, August 20 (DNS)- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) today said it still has concerns over the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill though government dropped a controversial addition in a clause bowing to opposition pressure, which it termed was “good“.
“The word ‘and’ should not have been there at the first place. But now the government has changed it. That is good.
Our demands have been partially met. But we have other concerns (on the bill),” CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury told reporters.
He said the party was of the view that there should not be any sealing on the liability in case of a nuclear accident.
“You can set a minimum on liability as many other countries have done,” he suggested.
Mr. Yechury also said there should not be any ambiguity on India joining any conventions dealing with liability.
Left parties had opposed the cap of Rs. 1,500 crore on the liability of a nuclear plant operator, saying it was “hardly significant”, pointing out that a nuclear accident would be much more devastating than the Bhopal gas disaster.
The Cabinet this morning put its stamp of approval on the Civil Liability for Nuclear Bill, deciding to omit the word ’and’ — connecting two sub-clauses of Clause 17 of the draft ...
