Why has Manmohan Singh shown such a tearing hurry and desperation to sign the Indo-US deal? A situation is emerging when he will save neither the deal nor the government. If the elections are held now, the biggest losers will be the UPA. The events of last few days have made the chances of the UPA slimmer than ever. People may not forgive the Congress for throwing away a government for a deal, the merits of which are dubious. Common man wonders what good is there in the deal which will need thousands of crores in investment to set up the reactors, will start meeting only 5% of our energy needs only towards 2030 and at a cost of ten rupees a unit? Is it not possible even at this stage to shelve the deal and save the government?
Dr. Mookhi Amir Ali
Mumbai, Maharashtra