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At a press conference in Lucknow, Munawwar Hasan, SP MP elected from Muzaffar Nagar in western Uttar Pradesh, and party MLA Gauri Shankar claimed that there were at least 10 like-minded MPs who would vote against the deal defying even a party whip.
They were joined by an MLA of Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal, Qadir Rana of Gohana seat in Muzaffarnagar, who also protested against moves by his party to support the deal.
“The deal is anti-muslim and we will oppose it tooth and nail. There are atleast 10 MPs, who are in touch with us.
We will vote against the party whip to protest nuclear deal with US, if needed”, Hasan and Shankar said.
SP, which has 39 members in the Lok Sabha, is being wooed by the Congress for help in the Lok Saba in case of a trial of strength if the Left parties withdraw support to the UPA government.
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