New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday assured parliament that the civil nuclear liability bill did not compromise India’s interests and urged that the measure be adopted unanimously.
The prime minister told the Lok Sabha that his government was doing everything possible to strengthen safety norms for the operation of nuclear plants.
Pitching strongly for greater use of nuclear energy, he said that he shared the opposition’s concern over nuclear safety.
‘We will do everything to strengthen the Nuclear Safety Regulatory Board. The concern over safety is one I share with the opposition,’ Manmohan Singh said.
Saying that India wished to use nuclear energy in a major way, the prime minister urged the house to pass the nuclear liability bill unanimously.
