Sharad Pawar admits differences between UPA and Left on N-deal

Admitting that differences persisted between the UPA and its left allies on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday said that the Manmohan Singh government would not fall.


"Problems do exist between the UPA and Marxists on some provisions of the nuclear deal. They (Left) have voiced some concerns, which we, as the ruling coalition, are obliged to address, but the government will not fall over the issue," he told a press conference.


Pawar said the UPA-Left committee constituted to iron out the differences had already held four rounds of "good discussions and we hope both sides would amicably and with full responsibility settle the issue in our future meetings".


Asked why then UPA leaders, including Congress president Sonia Gandhi and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan were asking their workers to gear up for a mid-term elections when he did not foresee it, the NCP chief said "being in politics we should always be prepared for elections. Moreover, chances of snap polls are more when a coalition government is in power. But I don't see that happening now."



Courtesy:The Hindu

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