Indian Govt. tells Left 'privately' that it won't pursue nukes-for-mangoes

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http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200803141761.htm

Govt. tells Left 'privately' that it won't pursue N-deal: Advani

New Delhi (PTI): The government has "privately" conveyed to Left allies that it will not be pursuing the Indo-US nuclear deal, senior BJP leader L K Advani claimed on Friday.

"Today when I was coming to this meeting, a colleague of mine phoned me that he had met so and so from the Left who conveyed to him that privately the government has told them they are not pursuing it," he said.

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He claimed that India would not be able to conduct nuclear tests after signing the deal.

"We are opposed to any agreement which says Indira Gandhi may have done Pokhran I, Atal Behari Vajpayee may have done Pokhran II, but hereafter no government of India must do Pokhran III, this we cannot except.

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