SP to oppose Bush's address to Parliament

The party accused Bush of aiding terrorist camps in Pakistan while discussing peace with India.

Published on: Jan 20, 2006, 17:31:00 IST

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The Samajwadi Party warned on Friday that they would oppose US President George W Bush's address to the Indian Parliament during his visit to India in March.

"The US President is arriving in India. It is being said that he would be addressing MPs in the Central Hall of Parliament. If it so happens, Samajwadi Party MPs will oppose it", the party's General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav said.

"Bush is threatening Iran like a mafia don, saying either listen to us or face the consequences. Dictatorship has become America's policy," Yadav added.

He opposed America's attacks on Iraq which killed thousands of innocent people.

He also accused the United States of aiding Pakistan against India. On one hand, he said, US talked about ending terrorism, while on the other hand, it was indirectly aiding the terrorist camps running in Pakistan.

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