Unkept promises by the governments – the nuclear deal

It is reported that the Democratic Front coalition government (Congress and NCP) at Maharashtra State has a record of 8984 unkept promises or assurances given to the people who voted them to power on issues raised on the floor of the state legislature during the period 2005 to date. Out of the total 13,025 only 4041 assurances were implemented. There seems to be no difference between the false promises made in front of the hired crowd during election rally and the august floor of the legislature. Nobody is taking stock of the situation!

Situation seems to be no better at the national level, governed by Congress and Left Front. The much discussed Indo-US Nuclear Deal is kept on hold just because the government wants to be in power for the remaining 12 to 14 months of the term in the Office. The members of the Parliament are not in favour of early elections because they may not get elected. The top leaders make inconsistent statements. The earlier bold statements made in the so-called “national interest” suddenly seem to have forgotten and the Front is now only clinging to power. For operationalize the nuclear agreement, the necessary step of approaching the IAEA for the Safeguards Agreement is kept in the backburner. It will be a big setback to the Indian Nuclear Power Programme and the nuclear power scenario in the country.

The people of India are still guessing on whose interest the Left parties are opposing the deal, at the last moment? Definitely not in the country’s interest I suppose.