The Civil Nuclear Liability Bill is stuck in the parliament because the government cannot persuade at least some of the opposition gangs to support it and does not have the necessary numbers to go it alone. In the Hindustan Times today one Mr. Pramit Pal Chaudhuri explains the two parts of liability in case of an accident and argues persuasively for passing the bill. As he explains it the first part is a fixed sum which is to be paid to victims immediately regardless of blame. Because it does not fix liability for the accident it has to have a cap. The second part is where liability is decided and compensation awarded by courts. The opposition gangs say that this lets off suppliers of plant equipment and that they should be included in the mandatory compensation part of the bill. Mr. Chaudhuri explains that the bill does not exonerate the suppliers of equipment but leaves it to courts to decide liability and enables the government to set aside a sum to compensate victims without delay. India does not have the technical expertise to build the latest generation of nuclear reactors and foreign suppliers are a must. Also Indian firms will refuse to supply equipment so nuclear power will never be produced. The opposition gangs are not opposing the bill out of public interest but for narrow political gains. The Left hates the US while the BJP wants to score cheap points. This is what the Congress did when the BJP was in power. No one is telling the truth which is that the entire legal system in India is completely corrupt. From the CBI to the public prosecutor to judges all are controlled by criminal politicians. A nuclear accident will be a second Union Carbide, only bigger.