BJP to support deal if it benefits country : BJP

Kolkata, Aug 23 (UNI) Opposing the Indo-US nuclear deal, the West Bengal BJP today said the party would support it if the country could be benefitted from the deal.

Talking to newspersons, state BJP general secretary Rahul Sinha said, '' Our protest against the Indo-US nuclear deal is positive and we would support the deal if the country could be benefitted. We are opposing some clauses of the 123 agreements. '' But the CPI(M)'s opposition against the deal was negative and aimed at targetting the US.

The CPI(M) was playing double game, he alleged.

While on one hand they were opposing the deal, on the other they were pressing the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre for more fund for the SEZ in the state, he said.

He alleged that it was the CPI(M)'s conspiracy to divert the people's attention from Nandigram and Singur.

UNI