UPA-Left comm to be apolitical in nature: Raja

PUDUCHERRY: Urging the Centre to constitute at the earliest the UPA-Left Parties Committee for looking into the Left parties' concerns over the Indo-US nuclear deal, CPI on Monday said the committee would be apolitical in nature.

Experts, scientists and economists could be invited whenever it was felt necessary so as to gather their views on the nuclear deal, CPI National Secretary D Raja said on Monday.

The CPI leader said his party was hopeful of a positive outcome of the discussions of the proposed committee.

The Left parties were prepared to wait till the discussions were over as it was agreed by the Centre to look into 'certain concerns' raised by the parties.

Stating that the Left parties were for a 'world without nuclear weapons', he asked the United States to come forward with a 'Universal Nuclear Disarmament Agreement'.

Raja said that the 123 agreement should not be seen in isolation but should be viewed in its entirety and totality of an emerging strategic partnership between the US and India and deepening military cooperation between them.

Further, India's policies were to be decided by it and not dictated by any external force.