मंगलवार, 8 जुलाई 2008

Left to pull out, to meet Prez tomorrow

July 08, 2008 12:52 IST
The Left parties on Tuesday announced their decision to withdraw parliamentary support to the United Progressive Alliance government, and said they will meet President Pratibha Patil [Images] on Wednesday morning to hand over a letter to this effect।
PM to meet NSG members todayAddressing a press conference on Tuesday afternoon soon after a meeting to decide on the modalities of withdrawal of support, Community Party of India-Marxist general secretary Prakash Karat said with the prime minister announcing his decision to approach the International Atomic Energy Agency over the nuclear deal, no useful purpose will be served by continuing to support the government।
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There was also point in going ahead with the coordination committee meeting on July 10 as sought by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee since the government has gone against the decision of previous such meetings, Karat said।
He added that the Left will be releasing documents to show that the government has lied to the people of India over the nuclear deal।
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The Left parties have sought an appointment with the President for Wednesday, Karat announced।
A formal letter about the Left's decision to withdraw support has also been sent to Mukherjee, he added.

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