[I. There must not be any overall cap on liabilities. That'd be too unjust to the victims. II. There must not be any private player as operator given the potentially catastrophic nature of the nuclear power plant. Let alone any special privilege for them. So only one - not two categories of, cap for operators. III. The operator must have unrestrained right of recourse vis-a-vis the supplier(s).
The CNDP submission dated June 28th, to the concerned Parliamentary Standing Committee, available at <http://xa.yimg.com/kq/grou ps/1413460/1684020289/name/Nuclear_Liability_Bill_-_ Supplementary_Letter_to_Standing_Committee_-_27_0>, has made all the three points, apart from quite a few others.] I/II. http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/nuclear-liability-bill-standoff-ends-govt-bjp-find-a-way-out-45173 *Nuclear liability bill standoff ends; Govt, BJP find a way out* NDTV Correspondent<http://www.ndtv.com/news/search/result.php?cx=partner-pub-7641565019577886%3Ax0cui3-m2pp&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=NDTV%20Correspondent&sa=Go&siteurl=www.ndtv.com%252Fnews%252Findex.php#1143>, Updated: August 17, 2010 17:36 IST *New Delhi: * It looks like the stand-off over the Nuclear Liability Bill is over, and that it will make it through Parliament in the current Session. The government has been able to bring the BJP on board after its concerns were taken into account. As part of the understanding, the government has promised to look at the BJP's concerns and address them. In return they will not dissent like the Left parties will do. According to sources, Opposition members Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley along with the principal opponent of the bill, Yashwant Sinha, are meeting Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. NDTV has learnt that in the meeting it was decided that the operator will have to sign a contract with the supplier which will take care of latent or patent defects. Also, the Convention on Supplementary Compensation (CSC) will be removed from the statement of objects and reasons of the bill. This means, the bill won't commit to India signing an international convention, which would have given India access to international funds in case of a major accident. The Left has objected to this since the CSC would not allow a foreign supplier to be sued. They have also agreed to increase the extinction of right to claim for any nuclear damage for a period of 20 years from 10 years. The nuclear bill is now likely to be tabled on Wednesday. The standing committee on science and technology, which has been studying the bill, has recommended increasing the liability cap from 500 to 1500 crores. They have also said that the operator's liability will be the supplier's liability too. The Left has, however, given a dissent note they want the cap to be Rs. 10,000 crore. II. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_bjp-hints-at-supporting-nuclear-liability-bill_1424706 BJP hints at supporting nuclear liability bill Published: Tuesday, Aug 17, 2010, 16:50 IST | Updated: Tuesday, Aug 17, 2010, 17:54 IST Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI With the government appearing to have allayed most of its concerns over the civil nuclear liability bill, the BJP today indicated that it is likely to support the legislation paving the way for smooth sailing of the controversial measure in Parliament. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee's meeting with BJP top brass LK Advani, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, her counterpart in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley today ended on a positive note with both sides reaching a consensus on most issues in the draft bill. BJP sources said the "body language" of Mukherjee appeared positive and the government reportedly assured the main opposition that "four-five" of their main concerns were being taken care of. The right-wing party had opposed the Rs500 crore cap on compensation terming it too less and also the no-fault liability provision. It demanded more powers to the claims commissioner to prevent multiple counters for appeal besides fixing of some liability for the supplier among others. The parliamentary standing committee on science and technology met this afternoon to take a final view on the report on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Bill 2010. With BJP and the UPA regime arriving at a broad understanding on the issue, the idea of a giving a dissent note with the report has been dropped, sources said. The government is keen on passage of the bill in Lok Sabha in the on-going monsoon session of Parliament. BJP sources said if its concerns are met as promised by the government today, then it is likely to support the bill in Lok Sabha. This would isolate the Left parties which are still opposed to the bill. If the BJP stands with the government on the proposed nuclear legislation, the Congress-led regime would not need the support of Bahujan Samaj Party, Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
