The CPI(M) today strongly objected to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement that India will ratify the Paris Climate Change agreement, claiming New Delhi has committed a "volte face" by surrendering to US pressure and that it is not in the country's interest.
Terming the announcement as "surprising", the party insisted that the government should subject the decision on the agreement to a Parliamentary discussion and approval.
"The Prime Minister's announcement is a clear indication that India is becoming a supplicant of US global strategic interests and has committed this volte face surrendering to US pressure, bartering away India's much needed energy requirements," CPI(M) Politburo said in a statement.
It added, "The Politburo strongly denounces this announcement as it is not in the interest of India and its commitment to eradicate poverty and provide the required energy for improving the livelihood of the vast majority of our people."
The party recalled that soon after the Paris Summit held last year, government had assured Parliament that India would not ratify the pact until national laws relating to environment, forests and energy are examined in the light of their capacity to implement the various provisions of the Agreement.
In this context, the Politburo noted the Prime Minister's announcement is "both surprising and in violation of the assurance the BJP-led NDA government had given to Parliament".
"Having given earlier assurances to Parliament the Modi government must subject this decision of ratification of the Paris Agreement to a Parliamentary discussion and approval," it added.
Addressing BJP's National Council in Kozhikode on September 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that India will ratify the Paris Climate Change agreement on October 2, coinciding birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
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