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People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) demand truth on India-Russia deal

Article 13 of IGA clearly states that Russia will not be held liable for any accident at the Kudankulam nuclear power plants.

Kudankulam activists seek answers on nuclear power project, NDTV, Indo-Asian News Service   August 06, 2012 Chennai: The People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) protesting against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) on Monday decided to send a postcard to the Russian ambassador to India demanding a copy of the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) signed between India and Russia paving the way for the mega power project.

In a statement issued on Monday, PMANE said, “Since we have not got a copy or any response from the Indian government, we have decided to ask the Russian embassy for a copy of the 2008 IGA on liability. People from southern Tamil Nadu would be sending a terse postcard to the Russian embassy in New Delhi.”

According to PMANE, Article 13 of IGA clearly states that Russia will not be held liable for any accident at the Kudankulam nuclear power plants. “The Indian government does not want to give a copy of the IGA to Indian citizens, or to the people around Kudankulam. We do not know what is so secret about it? What is the Manmohan Singh government
hiding from its own people,” PMANE said.

“If they secretly sign an agreement with Russians and do not want to show it to their own people, who are they being loyal to? Isn’t this a seditious crime,” PMANE questioned……
http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/kudankulam-activists-seek-answers-on-nuclear-power-project-251896

August 8, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, secrets,lies and civil liberties