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The recent withdrawal of support by the Left Parties to the ruling U.P.A. at the Centre has raised serious after discussions in the Country, as to the desirability of the Nuclear Deal entered with the U.S.A. It is a fact both the Left and the Right do not oppose the Nuclear Power per se. The B.J.P. leader of the N.D.A. wing opposes that the Agreement would have its impact on the Country's strategic nuclear programme and the problem of separation of civil and nuclear programme. The Left cautioned the Government not to accept nuclear cooperation with the U.S.A. on terms that compromises its independent foreign policy and sovereign right for self-reliant nuclear programme. Besides, the provisions of the Hyde Act contain provisions to coerce India to accept the strategic goals of the U.S.A. The other stream of opinions gathered from people's movements, emphasis that the theater of nuclear arms race has been shifted now to the Asian Countries, more particularly, amplifying the ide

People in Puducherry, of late, have fed up with the functioning of Ministry in the State. They criticize the groupings and partisan way of functioning of Ministers. The absence of collectivism and control to the Head of the Cabinet, i.e. the Chief Minister, have been lampooned by one and all. Every day statements appearing in print media, leveling allegation against one another, smacks discipline and failure of party control over its members. A political party that has tasted power for decades in various States and at the Center is quite unable to keep its affairs in tact and conduct the Government attending to people's problems without deviation from the constitutional mandate, imposed upon them for providing unblemished Governance.The near collapse of the Elected Representatives, in projecting their egos openly sidelined welfare of the people. Poster-war, media hype and statements have taken the lead than the problems of people suffering from price rise, unemployment, shortage o