People's concerns must be addressed and a transparent nuclear power policy should be put in place before nuclear plants are set up, he said, adding that the prime minister also shared this view.
The nuclear policy should be transparent and not cloaked in secrecy. It should be made after taking people into confidence. ''I am not advocating fast forward, or reverse mode on the policy, I am only advocating pause button for the time being (on nuclear plants),'' he said.
Ramesh criticized the police firing on anti-nuclear plant protesters in Jaitapur where one person was killed. ''In a democracy, people have a right to protest. Their concerns are quite realistic and after Japan tragedy, we need to address these concerns. Whatever has happened in Japan should be taken as a wake up call by the entire world,'' he said. Read the full report here.
Source: Ramaninder K Bhatia, TNN, Ludhiana.
