Left move was not unexpected :Rosaiah

Hyderabad, July 8: The finance minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, on Tuesday said the decision of the Left to withdraw support from the UPA government was expected but lacked reasoning. He also ruled out early elections to the Lok Sabha and the Assembly. “Even if Lok Sabha polls are held early, Assembly polls will be held as scheduled,” he added. The Left parties argument on the nuclear agreement was not tenable, he said.
“When they have no objection to Russia and China signing the nuke agreement, why should they object India’s move,” he questioned. Mr Rosaiah said nuclear energy would be the major source of power in future due to depleting coal and oil reserves. “We cannot depend on sea waves and solar energy to meet the power demand,” he said. Referring to the BJP leader, Mr L.K. Advani’s demand to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, seeking trust vote in Parliament, he said if the party was so confident of pulling down the government, it should have moved a no confidence motion.