After what he has said about the Left parties he should be recalled. We expect a response from the government. |
Ambassador Mulford has no business to behave not like an Ambassador. An Ambassador has to behave under certain norms. |
At that point of time that was the situation, and today there is no point in talking of what happened. Nothing is static and there is no ditching also. |
Congress and other secular parties should be concerned about these developments. |
Deployment of personnel from outside the state, who are not familiar with the local language, can create problems and lead to lack of coordination. |
Disinvestment of shares in profitable public sector units is not the proper way to raise resources. |
I can understand an American Senator or a Congressman making some comment. Even I can go to the US and make some criticism. I have no problem with that. But an ambassador has to behave according to certain norms. |
If you take a hard look, a similar situation prevails in India right now. And there is merit in retaining the existing restrictions when all economic indicators are positive. |
In the last 20 months, the Left has raised many issues and we have given at least 19 written notes to the coordination committee on different issues. We feel it has not been productive in the way it should have been. |
It means that Americans expect you to have a quid pro quo on other issues, not just nuclear power. |
Our party has its own understanding of what should constitute the third alternative. We will discuss the matter in the context of the overall political situation after the assembly elections are over. |
Our protest is not only against Bush's visit to India but also against the American policies in the world. |
The government preferred to hold discussions only on those issues where it wanted the Left's support in parliament in terms of numbers. |
The government will be put in the dock in Parliament if it insists on voting for a referral to the Security Council. Left parties have formulated some opinion on this. We will convey it to the government. If government still goes ahead with it, we are free to take steps to bring the government to its knees. |
The left parties opined that disinvestment of shares in profitable public sector units is not the proper way to raise resources. |