CPI(M) for reworking Indo-US nuclear deal: Karat

CPI(M), which led the Left parties in withdraw support to the UPA government on the Indo-US nuclear deal, now says it has "some ideas" on reworking the accord and may not be keen on scrapping it.  

"I cannot say exactly how we will move but we are committed to reworking the 123 Agreement," party General Secretary Prakash Karat told PTI in an interview, but declined to elaborate what his ideas are.  

Asked about the view that the Indo-US nuclear deal cannot be scrapped, he said all the parties that have come together under the non-Congress, non-BJP umbrella have said they were against the deal as it has been signed.  

"All of them agree with us that it should be reviewed and reworked. I am talking about the individual stand of all these parties. When we collectively decide we will see how to proceed. We have some ideas but I don't want to talk about it till we discuss with all these parties. 

 "If there is a possibility of a new government, a Common Minimum Programme, we will discuss and then decide," he said.  

Asked specifically if his party was not inclined to scrap the deal, Karat said "except for noting that all the nine parties, which met on March 15, plus the BSP have said that this is not an agreement in our country's interest, I want to say that I want to discuss with all other parties. We will have to formulate a common approach."