Describing Atal Bihari Vajpayee as ''Bhishma Pitamah of Indian politics'', Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday appealed to the former Prime Minister to rise above ''narrow'' party politics and support the Indo-US nuclear deal. ''Bhishma Pitamah of Indian politics Atal Bihari Vajpayee should listen to his conscience and let national interest prevail upon narrow politics,'' Singh said in the Rajya Sabha seeking support of his predecessor on the nuclear deal.
In his reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks on President's Address, Prime Minister assured the Parliament that the government would not compromise on requirements of national security in inking the nuclear deal with the
While the Prime Minister mounted a strident attack on the previous NDA Government Singh had words of praise for Vajpayee for his ''courageous'' steps to foster peace with
The Prime Minister said his government has continued the process with President Pervez Musharraf. Singh noted that the then Prime Ministers late Benazir Bhutto and late Rajiv Gandhi started the dialogue process. Singh was also happy with former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra ''coming out openly in defence of the Nuclear Cooperation Agreement.'' I wonder what Vajpayee will do, will he support the nuclear deal or will he remain adamant. I will keep myself updated on this by watching NDTV 24x7 through my DirecTV connection.
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