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Karan Thapar: Will the RJD, NCP, DMK stand by the PM or will they withdraw support?

Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi: They will all stand by the PM.

Karan Thapar: You have had eight rounds of talks with the Left and everyone’s convinced that the Left is trying to kill the deal. The moment has come when people are saying that the PM should say that enough is enough and the Government must decide one way or the other.

Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi: You are trying to articulate the speech of the PM which is not good. PM prepares his own speech and whether enough is enough or not is up to him. People’s perception is that the Left is hitching on the issue for long and the Government’s perception is that they have a responsibility that everyone must be convinced.

Karan Thapar: There will be a time when you either sacrifice the deal and agree with the Left or you tell them that you are going with the deal and that you are sorry that you failed to convince them. Is the Government committed to securing the nuclear deal and taking it to the IAEA so that it can happen when George Bush is still President?

Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi: I can’t say whether he will be president or no. But I can say that whatever the PM has promised in front of the whole Cabinet will be intact. We are not letting down our PM till the last day of the tenure.

Karan Thapar: Will the nuke deal have gone through the IAEA stage and the NSG stage and be given to the US Congress before the end of this year.

Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi: Well, I do hope so. The way things are moving, it may happen.

Karan Thapar: And you are prepared to defy the Left it need be?

Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi: We are not letting down our PM in any manner whatsoever.

Karan Thapar: Is Mrs Gandhi as committed to the Indo-US nuclear deal as the PM?

Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi: Absolutely, you are correct. Mrs Gandhi, as the head of the party and the UPA is fully committed (to the deal). There is no difference between Mrs Gandhi and the Prime Minister. There are attempts in the country by a section of the media to create a mischievous difference between Mrs Gandhi and the PM, including on the nuclear treaty.