Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has ‘misled’ the nation on issue of clean waiver for import of enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) technology, CPI(M) charged in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
The latest decision of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) went against his assurances in Parliament that India would get a clean waiver for import of ENR technology and equipment, CPI(M) leader Basudeb Acharia said demanding a statement from the Prime Minister on the issue.
"We were then told a number of times, the Prime Minister time and again assured the House that the waiver granted by the US was 'full and complete'. But the US has clearly barred enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) technology transfer to India," he said.
Raising the matter during Zero Hour, he said the UPA-I had earlier claimed that the waiver would enable India to access such technology and equipment from other countries. "Now the latest decision of NSG shows that India cannot access this technology.
"Parliament and the nation was misled by the Prime Minister when he said that India has got a clean waiver. It was not a clean waiver and the US never committed to export such technology (to India). The government's claim then was not based on facts. The Prime Minister should explain," Acharia said.
Pointing out that the Nuclear Liability Act was enacted several months ago, he said the government was yet to notify the rules. "Why is the delay", he asked.