There are many key safeguards-related issues of crucial importance which have not been addressed or adequately handled in the current draft, they said in an appeal to members of Parliament four days ahead of the trust vote the government faces in Lok Sabha.
"We are of the strong opinion that the government should not proceed to seek IAEA Board's approval for the current draft safeguards agreement until its implications are fully debated by a group of experts who are not party to the IAEA negotiations," said the appeal released here today.
"We, therefore, appeal to the members of the Lok Sabha to direct the government not to proceed further with the current safeguards agreement."
"The MPs should ask the Prime Minister to initiate wide-ranging and structured deliberations on the nuclear agreement both within and outside Parliament to develop a broad consensus among political parties and general public before proceeding any further," they said.
The appeal has been signed by P K Iyengar, former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission, A Gopalakrishnan, ex- Chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board and A N Prasad, former Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) here.
