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India committed to Nuke liability bill: US
US-NUCLEAR
Washington, Apr 2 (PTI) The US has said India is
committed to the Nuclear Liabilities Bill and that it was up
to the Government there to figure out how to move forward in
the wake of the Opposition objections to some aspects of the
controversial legislation.
The stalled Bill, whose passage in Indian Parliament is
a must, is a crucial step for full implementation of the
historic Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
"In all of our conversations with the Indian
government, they have consistently said that they remain
committed to fulfilling this commitment under the civil
nuclear deal, to pass civil liability legislation," Assistant
Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake
told reporters at the Foreign Press Center here.
He said the US was fully committed in implementing the
civil nuclear deal signed with India.
"I think the opposition in India has recently expressed
its objections to aspects of that legislation, so it will be
up to the government of India to figure out how to move
forward on this. But again, they've always said to us that
they remain committed to moving that legislation," he
said.
The Indian Government is facing stiff resistance from
Opposition parties over the legislation and has indicated its
willingness to hold talks with them.
BJP and Left parties have blocked the introduction of
the bill in the Lok Sabha, saying the nuclear plant operators
were being let off with a meagre liability in the event of
accidents.
However, the Government says the civil liability on the
operator stipulated in the Nuclear Damage Bill has not been
capped at Rs 500 crore and that the amount can be enhanced.
The amount was specified in the bill to enable the
operator to get insurance cover as it could not be open-ended,
sources had said.
The US official's comments also comes four days after
the two countries clinched a Reprocessing Agreement. PTI
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Washington, Apr 2 (PTI) The US has said India is
committed to the Nuclear Liabilities Bill and that it was up
to the Government there to figure out how to move forward in
the wake of the Opposition objections to some aspects of the
controversial legislation.
The stalled Bill, whose passage in Indian Parliament is
a must, is a crucial step for full implementation of the
historic Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
"In all of our conversations with the Indian
government, they have consistently said that they remain
committed to fulfilling this commitment under the civil
nuclear deal, to pass civil liability legislation," Assistant
Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake
told reporters at the Foreign Press Center here.
He said the US was fully committed in implementing the
civil nuclear deal signed with India.
"I think the opposition in India has recently expressed
its objections to aspects of that legislation, so it will be
up to the government of India to figure out how to move
forward on this. But again, they've always said to us that
they remain committed to moving that legislation," he
said.
The Indian Government is facing stiff resistance from
Opposition parties over the legislation and has indicated its
willingness to hold talks with them.
BJP and Left parties have blocked the introduction of
the bill in the Lok Sabha, saying the nuclear plant operators
were being let off with a meagre liability in the event of
accidents.
However, the Government says the civil liability on the
operator stipulated in the Nuclear Damage Bill has not been
capped at Rs 500 crore and that the amount can be enhanced.
The amount was specified in the bill to enable the
operator to get insurance cover as it could not be open-ended,
sources had said.
The US official's comments also comes four days after
the two countries clinched a Reprocessing Agreement. PTI
LKJ
AHM
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