[Marxistindia] On PM's announcement on Paris Agreement on Climate Change

[news from the cpi(m)]

September 27, 2016

 

Press Statement

 

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

 

Prime Minister Modi's announcement that India would ratify the Paris
Agreement on Climate Change is both surprising and violative of the
assurance that this BJP government had given to parliament.

 

Soon after the Paris Summit the parliament was assured that India would not
ratify the Paris Agreement until the national laws relating to environment,
forests and energy are examined in the light of their capacity to implement
the various provisions of the Paris Agreement. Parliament was assured that
this BJP central government will not violate the "red lines" drawn up by
parliament during the detailed discussion following the Copenhagen Summit. 

 

Further, at the recent G20 Summit India had turned down the suggestion that
it shall ratify the Paris Agreement. It must be noted that the European
Union and many other developed nations who are much bigger source of carbon
emissions than India have not yet ratified this agreement. At the Seoul NSG
meeting India had linked its membership in the nuclear suppliers group with
the ratification of the Paris Agreement. Earlier in June after the
Obama-Modi meeting, Indian foreign secretary informed the media that the
process of examining India's national laws was underway and until that is
completed there is no question of ratifying this agreement. Likewise
recently Niti Ayog head had said that India is not yet ready in terms of
domestic actions and hence could not ratify this agreement immediately.

 

The Prime Minister's announcement now in this background is a clear
indication that India is becoming a supplicant of US global strategic
interests and has committed this volte face surrendering to US pressure,
bartering away India's much needed energy requirements.

 

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly denounces this announcement by the
Prime Minister as it is not in the interests of India and its commitment to
eradicate poverty and provide the required energy for improving the
livelihood of the vast majority of our people. Having given earlier
assurances to parliament the Modi government must subject this decision of
ratification of the Paris Agreement to a parliamentary discussion and
approval. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Hari Singh Kang)

For Central Committee Office

 

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