Lucknow: After backing the United Progressive Alliance Government on Indo-US nuclear deal, Samajwadi Party on Monday said India should press the United States to amend the Hyde Act passed by the American Congress or enact a law in Parliament to counter its provisions.
"There are certain provisions in the Hyde Act passed by the US Congress which will create hindrance in going ahead with the nuclear deal. We request the Centre to press the US for making certain amendments in the Hyde Act before finalising the deal or present a bill in Parliament to make an Act in India also", SP's political resolution released in New Delhi said.
"The Act is necessary to prevent other countries from creating hindrance in India's strategic programme in the name of atomic energy production for the people", it said.
The resolution said that like coal, petrol, gas, water and air, development of nuclear energy was need of the hour as it was safest for environment keeping in mind global warming.
"It was an achievement of the country that IAEA and developed countries are ready to supply nuclear reactor and fuel for atomic energy to India even when India was not party to NPT and CTBT," the resolution said defending its decision to support the deal.
"The SP leadership had certain objections on certain clause of the nuclear deal but after an assurance by the UPA government we felt that opposition to the deal was not fair," it said congratulating the national executive for its decision to back UPA government.
SP General Secretary Amar Singh said that the decision was taken only after consultation with National Security Advisor and former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who is an expert in this field.
"No one doubts credibility of Kalam and knowledge he had in the field and we decided to support the deal only after a go ahead from him," Singh said.
He said that Pakistan and China were opposing India and alleged those protesting the deal were in a way helping them against the country.
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