In ‘Fukushima should make us cautious' - the latest post on his blog, Advani also said that the only serious trial of strength faced by the Manmohan Singh government was in July 2008 on the issue of India's nuclear energy and the government decided to win the confidence vote by ‘bribing' MPs.
Underlining the tragedy in Japan has disturbed all countries of the world having nuclear power plants, he said: ‘Against the above background, it is surprising to find GOI (Government of India) spokesmen practically ridiculing everyone who voices reservations about rushing headlong into the direction of new nuclear energy plants.'
‘If any environmentalist strikes a note of caution that the tragedy in Japan should not be disregarded, particularly in parts of the country which are known to be in a seismic zone, he invites sarcastic remarks from the Environment Minister that it is ‘paradoxical' that the environmentalists are against nuclear energy!' Advani said. Read the full report here.
Source: News One, New Delhi.
