The Left parties rejected the landmark nuclear pact between New Delhi and Washington on Tuesday saying it compromised India’s sovereignty and imposed US influence.
“The Left calls upon the government not to proceed further with the operationalising of the agreement,” a joint statement by the four main Left parties said.
The fresh opposition by the Left parties comes days after India and the United States unveiled the text of the nuclear pact which will govern nuclear commerce between the two countries if and when it is approved by US Congress.
The nuclear deal aims to allow India access to US nuclear fuel and equipment, overturning a three-decade ban on New Delhi, which has not signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty and has tested nuclear weapons.