New Delhi: The Left-UPA group on the N-Deal will assemble for the third time today amid a new notice from the CPI (M) against carrying out the deal and to hold it for at least 6-months.

As CPI (M) General Secretary, Prakash Karat, told the administration not to operationalise the contract for the next 6-months and anticipate the outcome of a discussion in Parliament, Left leaders yesterday held consultations among themselves and with members of the scientific community.

The Left parties and the administration have already exchanged written views on the matter.

The Government had on Monday sent a 15-page response to the five-page Left note on the Indo-US nuclear issue.

The Left parties have also warned that Atomic Energy Commission Chairman, Anil Kakodkar, who is in Vienna for the IAEA meet, should not start negotiations on India-specific safeguards that would operationalise the agreement.

In their note, the Left parties had articulated their concerns over the possible impact of the Hyde Act on India's foreign policy and nuclear programmes.

The note covers two aspects - the political implications of the US law on India's foreign and security policies, as well as the technical aspects of the issue, including self-reliance in the nuclear sector.