Insta
‘Congress Doesn’t Want Indian Air Force To Be Strengthened, I Am Putting A Serious Charge’: PM Modi In Lok Sabha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Pic via Twitter)
“History is witness that Congress’ regime cannot work without middlemen in defence”.
“Congress has assumed that no defence deal in the past 70 years happened without middlemen”.
“When you oppose Rafale, which company are you speaking for?”
“Congress doesn’t want Indian Air Force to be strengthened, I am putting a serious charge”.
These are some of the quotes from Prime Minister Modi’s reply to the Interim Budget in the Lok Sabha today (7 February).
These comments come in the context of Congress president’s Rahul Gandhi’s repeated charges of corruption in the Rafale deal. The other important event which adds context to this is the extradition of Christian Michel and Rajeev Saxena, accused middlemen in the AgustaWestland case.
Secondly, regarding Modi’s question of which company the Congress may be speaking for in the context of the India Air Force, readers may be reminded that the Rafale jets were chosen to be bought over a bid of various other fighters including Eurofighter’s Typhoon.
Support Swarajya's 50 Ground Reports Project & Sponsor A Story
Every general election Swarajya does a 50 ground reports project.
Aimed only at serious readers and those who appreciate the nuances of political undercurrents, the project provides a sense of India's electoral landscape. As you know, these reports are produced after considerable investment of travel, time and effort on the ground.
This time too we've kicked off the project in style and have covered over 30 constituencies already. If you're someone who appreciates such work and have enjoyed our coverage please consider sponsoring a ground report for just Rs 2999 to Rs 19,999 - it goes a long way in helping us produce more quality reportage.
You can also back this project by becoming a subscriber for as little as Rs 999 - so do click on this links and choose a plan that suits you and back us.
Click below to contribute.
Latest
