Rakesh Mohan Chaturvedi
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) BJP fears that government may allow private operators in future in the civilian nuclear programme and maintains that unless this aspect is factored in the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Bill, it would not support the proposed legislation.
When National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon met BJP's top brass on March 17, the leaders registered their objection to the absence of any clause about the "almost inevitable involvement" of private players in future.
BJP was not satisfied with the government contention that the provision can be added later.
"Private players are likely to get involved in future.
The volume of money in this field runs into several million dollars. There are likely to be joint ventures between Indian companies and foreign multi-nationals," former Union minister and senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi told PTI.