PM to cancel nuke deal debate as opp draws cold shoulder

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The winter session Parliament which began this morning saw both houses adjourned after obituary references. The big debate in the coming days will be the Indo-Us Nuclear Deal , but the UPA is trying its best to avoid any debate at all, reports CNBC-TV18.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made a last-ditch attempt last night to get some support from the opposition. In a meeting with the BJP'S Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L K Advani, PM said that since there was no visible change in the stated positions of all the parties concerned, a debate on the deal would not serve any purpose.

This demand has not been accepted by the BJP yet, as it has already given notices for a debate. Opposition leader LK Advani is believed to have told the PM that the BJP had strong reservations against certain clauses of the Hyde Act . He reiterated that in its present form, the deal would not be supported by the BJP.