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NDA members strongly support nuclear bill, Opposition seeks examination by JPC
Dec-17-2025

The Opposition MPs strongly urged that the government’s nuclear energy bill be referred to a parliamentary panel for wider consultations, whereas members from the ruling coalition gave ‘wholeheartedly’ support to the legislation, stating it will help make the country energy sufficient. 

During the discussion, BJP member Shashank Mani said every Indian will be benefitted from the bill, which has come due to the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said the bill will facilitate government and private sectors investment in nuclear energy sector, generating employment while protecting the environment. 

Mani said the legislation will ensure that nuclear energy will be used in all sectors specially the emerging industries. He said the US, which is the world's largest energy consumer, gets 30 per cent energy from nuclear sector and 80 per cent of this nuclear energy is produced by the private sector.

Appreciating the allocation of Rs 20,000 crore in the last budget for Small Moduler Reactors (SMR), the BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh said the bill will create modern infrastructure for nuclear energy sector and all such plants will be constructed after complying international standards. He said in the bill, definition of nuclear energy and power has been defined, it addresses long standing concerns of public health and maintaining the liabilities as per international standards.

While, Samajwadi Party member Aditya Yadav opposed it saying the bill will offer red carpet welcome to the foreign companies ‘ignoring the country's interest’. He claimed that through this bill, the Modi government is trying to please the Trump administration and lower the tariff imposed by the United States on India.

Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Ray also opposed the bill, saying that it seeks to give an entry into the nuclear energy space for major players in India. DMK MP Arun Nehru pointed out that the Bill’s title is an oxymoron, and highlighted the disadvantages of allowing the private sector to enter such sensitive fields.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor also pointed out a provision in the bill which allows the government to exempt any plant from license or liability if the risk is insignificant. He mentioned how that can create an exploitable loophole through which any facility can escape oversight if the government deemed it convenient.

The Congress members demanded that the bill be referred to a Joint Committee of Parliament for careful examination before being presented in the House for passage.

The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, which seeks to open the tightly-controlled civil nuclear sector for private participation, was moved by Jitendra Singh, the Minister of State in the PMO, 
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