Amid reports that government-owned Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), which will be the sole nuclear operator in the country, may sign a deal with Westinghouse, USA, during Singh's visit.
"BJP will oppose any such action which would violate the basic provisions of the Nuclear Liability Act passed in 2010," party general secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy told PTI.
"But it seems the government is attempting to bypass and annul the provisions of this Clause 17. Any attempt to annul the provisions of the nuclear liability from the suppliers would amount to violation of the Act passed by Parliament and against the established principles mandated by the Constitution," Rudy said.
Noting that the US has not established any nuclear plant in the last 30 years and even Japan has shut down its last nuclear reactor, BJP wondered why India is showing so much interest in a deal with the US.