New Delhi: The Left parties are mounting pressure on the UPA government to make a statement right away stating that it does agrees with the Left on re-negotiating the N-deal.
The CPI said the UPA would have to pay a major "political price" if it went ahead with the pact.
"They (UPA) will have to pay a big political price if they are not ready to reconcile with us on the nuclear issue. The Left had its final meeting with the prime minsiter on the issue yesterday," CPI general secretary Bardhan was quoted by PTI.
"What we are saying is do not operationalise this deal. Don't take the first step at all," he said categorically. Asserting that the nuclear deal should be debated in Parliament, he said, "If the matter is discussed openly in Parliament, then the Congress will realise that they do not have majority support on the issue."
The Left parties will hold a meeting on the issue tomorrow and "something concrete will emerge from it", the senior Communist leader said.
Asked about the components of the draft 123 agreement with the US that the Left objected to, Bardhan said, "The main irritant will be subordinating all our foreign policies and economic issues to American policy."
"Out of this exercise, what we will get is just 20,000 MW of power and that too by 2020. For this we cannot compromise the country's sovereignty and foreign policy."
Bardhan warned the UPA government against beginning negotiations with the IAEA on an agreement on safeguards or with the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
With PTI inputs
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