Delhi may dump N-deal: Advani
The Manmohan Singh government could altogether dump the India-US nuclear deal due to the pressure from its Left allies, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani said in Ahmedabad on Friday.
"I will not be surprised if they dump the deal or say that we will not go further with it," he told reporters here.
"The Left parties supporting the government from outside have issued a fresh ultimatum, which is more categorical than ever before. If Prime Minister Manmohan Singh defies the threat and if the Left parties indeed carry it out, then mid-term elections to the Lok Sabha in early 2008 are certain," said Advani, who was here to campaign for the BJP ahead of the second round of the Gujarat assembly elections on Sunday.
He said, "the allies of the Congress in the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) have indicated that they do not want early elections", leaving little choice for the government but to drop the nuclear deal.
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