While appreciating Prime Minister Narendra Modi for expressing faith in Indian Muslims, CPI National Council on Monday said he must control RSS-Sangh Parivar for “promoting communal polarisation.” Addressing media, CPI General Secretary Sudhakar Reddy said the Prime Minister should restrain the ultra-Hindutva elements in the RSS and BJP.
“It is good that Modi spoke like a Prime Minister. But his words should translate into action as the Sangh Parivar has been raising issues of religious divide and so-called ‘love jehad’ to create tension. There is a big campaign unleashed by the RSS-BJP. The Prime Minister should restrain these forces,” said Reddy.
On Modi’s upcoming visit to the US, Reddy said the Government should tread “carefully” during negotiations and “not fall into the American trap” of furthering the strategic partnership under which Washington may try to sell India old nuclear reactors which have not been in use for two decades.
“In the name of helping India’s power sector, the US will try to push India into accepting such reactors. We don’t know yet as to what is on the agenda for the defence sector. Our experience with the US has not been good,” he said.
CPI National Secretary D Raja said the US has been pressuring India to dilute the provisions of the nuclear liability law, which would benefit American companies to the detriment of Indian interests.