From correspondents in Delhi, India, 07:01 PM IST

Business was brisk at the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) headquarters here Thursday with journalists scrambling to buy a copy of the 203-page book brought out by the four Left parties on their stance on the controversial India-US nuclear deal.

The publication - coming in the midst of the political cacophony - unveiled the proceedings of the last nine sessions of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-Left nuclear committee, which was set up to hammer out a unanimity on the deal.

Priced at Rs.50, the books disappeared with an alacrity that could be a dream for a bookseller or publisher.

CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat Wednesday at a press conference said his party could not give out the books free 'We are a poor party,' Karat said.

Titled 'Left stand on nuclear deal' - the book - from the avid interest displayed by journalists - some of whom grabbed more than just one copy- could become the only 'bestseller' ever authored by Indian Communists!

(Staff Writer, © IANS)