PM asked to stop making allegations on Koddankulam and expose US funded NGOs

It is not the status of PM to make accusations without substantiating it: Javadekar

Chennai:

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should make public the three American funded non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which are fuelling the protests, and initiate action against them rather than making mere accusations, according to Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesman Prakash Javadekar.

“The prime minister is not from an opposition party to make accusations. If the allegations are real, he should make it clear which all organizations were funded,” Javadekar told reporters here on Monday.

He said the prime minister never explained how much money came. “Since the Foreign Contribution. (Regulation) Act, 1976 is issued by the Home Ministry what was the government doing,” said Javadekar.

“It is not the status of prime minister by making allegations without substantiating it,” said Javadekar.

 He also slammed the UPA government on making contradictory statements with regard to BT Brinjal. “While the prime minister says NGOs based in the United States and Scandinavian countries were creating controversies on issues like GM food, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh has rejected it stating it was due to opposition from state government. The prime minister should clarify on the safety issue of BT Brinjal,” Javadekar said, adding that the government has lost the art of statecraft.

He also said the BJP is not against the Koodankulam nuclear plant but wants the government to allay the fears of the people while highlighting at the same time that post-Fukushima has resulted in Germany giving up nuclear energy and going for renewable energy.

Javadekar also said Union government not consulting the states over National Counter-Terrorism Centre is a direct attack on federalism. He also slammed the National Commission for Higher Education draft bill saying it plans to take over control of higer education and appointment of vice-chancellors.

He said that BJP will be holding a party meeting on March 10 to decide on its strategy in the parliament.