Ahmedabad: Stating that the Indo-US nuclear deal was a matter of "national importance", the CPI-M on Saturday reiterated its demand for a discussion on the pact in Parliament.
"We are demanding a 'sense of the House' resolution and we will stick to our demand as this is an issue of national importance," CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat said.
"It is surprising that our Parliament is not discussing the deal but the US Senate is holding threadbare discussions on the nuclear issue," he added.
The CPI-M had demanded that the Parliament should discuss the issue and come to a conclusion on the deal. However, the ruling Congress party has not given approval for discussing this in the House, Karat said.
"There are reports that some terms and conditions agreed on by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his July 2005 visit to the US have been changed," Karat claimed.
When asked whether his party was going with the BJP in demanding a Parliamentary resolution on the Indo-US nuclear deal, Karat said, "Our stand is based on the consideration that this is an issue of national importance."
Speaking about the socio-political situation in Gujarat, Karat said since the 2002 communal violence there, the situation in the state has not changed.
Violence has spread and post-Godhra violence victims have not been properly rehabilitated, he said.
He said some residents of Ahmedabad, whom he met today, told him that the minority community was being viewed with suspicion in Gujarat.
"The government should implement constitutional provisions regarding minorities in the state," Karat demanded.
On the issue of rising prices, he said the common people were facing hardship due to the rise in prices of essential commodities.
The increase in prices of petroleum products and the forward trading of foodgrains, pulses and essential commodities were responsible for the price rise, he said.
The CPI-M has demanded the halting of forward trading of foodgrains, he added. On the issue of rising petroleum prices, Karat said the government should reduce taxes to solve this problem.
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