Rafale deal: Senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily accuses IAF chief of lying, retracts later
India | December 20, 2018 17:56 ISTDhanoa on Wednesday said that Rafale was a game changer and it was an advanced aircraft with the best systems on board.
Dhanoa on Wednesday said that Rafale was a game changer and it was an advanced aircraft with the best systems on board.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari said that some people in the BJP need to speak less at an event on Wednesday.
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra on Tuesday accused the Congress and its president Rahul Gandhi of "manufacturing lies" on the Rafale deal even after the Supreme Court dismissed pleas seeking a probe into alleged irregularities.
Goel referred to the recent Supreme Court order rejecting demands for a probe into the Rafale jet deal and said it was clear that the Congress was spreading "misinformation" on the issue.
Only “those who are afraid of the 'chowkidar' make repeated noise about thieves. But, the people know the truth,” Rupani said.
The Congress on Monday gave notices of breach of privilege in both Houses of Parliament, demanding an explanation from the government on why it provided the Supreme Court "wrong" information on the Rafale deal.
"Rahul Gandhi must tell people, who was his source of information?” said Irani.
Hitting out at the Gandhi family for alleging corruption in the defence contract, she said that they showed "amazing audacity" by not listening to the Supreme Court's verdict in the case.
With the first four days of winter session of Parliament washed out over various protests, Jaitley said the opposition Congress will prefer disruptions over discussion on Rafale during the remainder of the session.
This comes after the government filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking correction in its verdict on Rafale fighter jet deal that was delivered on Friday.
"The BJP will unmask the Congress' conspiracy against the government and its attempt to play with national security after the Supreme Court has categorically stated the truth about that the Rafale deal," the party's media head and Rajya Sabha member Anil Baluni said.
Deb said Gandhi should seek an apology from people for raising "baseless" questions.
The stance of Samajwadi Party is at variance with Congress which is persisting with its demand for JPC into the Rafale jet deal with a French company.
Chidambaram was referring to Jaitley’s remarks in which he had said that in the Rafale deal, negotiated by the NDA government, the price of the aircraft was cheaper by 9 per cent or 20 per cent.
The govt has sought correction in a in a paragraph in which a reference has been made about the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report and Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has been alleging procedural irregularities in the deal for purchase of 36 fighter jets from France.
Does Rahul Gandhi want that the people of India should not trust the Supreme Court's verdict and believe in his allegations?
Mallikarjun Kharge said that the government should apologise for falsely claiming that CAG report on the Rafale deal was tabled in Parliament and PAC.
The reaction of Dassault Aviation, the manufacturer of Rafale, came after the Supreme Court dismissed petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the Rs 59,000-crore Rafale fighter jet deal.
Sitharaman’s statement came after the the Supreme Court dismissed petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the 36 Rafale fighter jets deal with French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation.
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