New Delhi: The Congress on Friday questioned the Modi government’s “silence” on the “fresh evidence” in the Rafale “scam” and said it is a precursor “of the storm which they are about to face.” The party also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “squandering national interest” in the deal to[Read More…]
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Jaitley takes `clown prince’ jibe at Rahul Gandhi, counters him over Rafale offset
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday again called Congress President Rahul Gandhi a “clown prince” and countered him over the Rafale fighter jet deal, saying that Dassault Aviation has said that only three per cent of offset may come to the business house being named by[Read More…]
PM is corrupt, must go: Rahul on further Rafale revelations
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “corrupt” following fresh revelations by French website Mediapart that inclusion of a private defence partner from India was an “imperative and obligatory” condition for securing the Rafale jets contract. Mediapart said the name of Reliance Defence was[Read More…]
Rafale Deal: DMK’s Stalin demands full fledged inquiry
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party demanded an inquiry into the Rafale Deal to unveil the truth following former French President Francois Hollande’s statement on India’s role in including Reliance in the deal. Hollande on Friday in a conversation with French media revealed that Indian government proposed Anil-Ambani-led Reliance Defence[Read More…]
Where did Rs 1,30,000 crore figure come in Rafale deal?
Rafale Deal has been in controversy for quite some time now. During no-confidence motion against NDA in Lok Sabha on July 20, 2018, the Congress had raised their suspicion. Rahul Gandhi in his speech had claimed that the government’s refusal from revealing the price of the fighter jet with an[Read More…]
Anil Ambani’s Reliance, Dassault Aviation set up joint venture
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group and Rafale maker Dassault Aviation on Monday announced a joint venture (JV) that will be a “key player” in execution of offset contract worth about Rs 22,000 crore as part of the fighter jet deal. The announcement of the JV, Dassault Reliance Aerospace, comes within days[Read More…]