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JD(S) threatens to withdraw support from UPA govt

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

Senior JD(S) leader Danish Ali said the national executive of the party, which has three members in Lok Sabha, will meet soon to "review" the outside support to the UPA government.

The H D Deve Gowda-led party has become the first among the UPA supporters to threaten withdrawal of support.

Ali said he along with SP's Mulayam Singh Yadav, CPI(M)'s Prakash Karat and others had last month written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warning against further opening up of retail sector without taking a consensus.

"We are totally opposed to the hike in diesel prices or FDI in multi-brand retail. Since yesterday, the government is coming out with a series of anti-people measures. JD(S) cannot be party to this. We will review our support," he told PTI.

 

Asked when will the Executive meet, Ali said a decision will be taken in the next couple of days but indicated that it could happen by this month-end.

  

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First Published: Sep 14 2012 | 10:35 PM IST

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