Page 10 - Rafale Deal

Michel was lobbying for Rafale rival; Cong should clarify: PM Modi

The onus is on the Congress to come clean on what is driving its allegations on the (Rafale) deal, Modi said at a rally in Solapur

Govt did not pay HAL for delivered products, but paid Dassault: Ahmed Patel

Stepping up the Congress's attack on the Centre over HAL's reported cash crunch, senior party leader Ahmed Patel on Monday alleged that the government had not paid the aerospace major for delivered products, but paid foreign vendors like Dassault for products yet to be delivered. The Congress and the BJP-led NDA government are involved in a war of words over the financial condition of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). "Very disturbing that Government has not paid HAL for products that have been delivered but paid foreign vendors like Dassault for products that are not yet delivered!," Patel said in a tweet. "As a result HAL is a broke & is borrowing money to pay salaries. Is this Make in India? (sic)," he said. The Congress has been targeting the government, alleging that it denied HAL an offset contract under the Rafale fighter jets deal with France, a charge the government has denied. On the other hand, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ...

Sitharaman lied in Parliament on HAL; must show documents or resign: Rahul

Gandhi had on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of 'weakening' HAL to help his 'suit-boot' friend

Cong working at the behest of middlemen, its secrecy is now coming out: PM

Modi alleged that there was a conspiracy to weaken the country's defence forces during 2004-2014 and the revelation of facts was now 'paining' the Congress leaders

Defence Minister spoke for two hrs but couldn't answer two questions: Rahul

Stepping up his attack on the Modi government over the Rafale deal issue, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday urged all Indians to ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers the questions he posed in Parliament on the fighter jet agreement with France. "RM (Raksha Marti) spoke for 2 hrs in Parliament, but she couldn't answer the 2 simple questions I asked her," Gandhi tweeted. He also posted a video of the two questions he posed to the defence minister in Parliament. Gandhi had asked who gave the offset contract to Anil Ambani and whether the defence ministry officials had raised an objection when the prime minister carried out a "bypass surgery" for the deal. He had asked Sitharaman to reply in a yes or no. Posting the video on his Twitter account, Gandhi said: "Watch & SHARE this video. Let every Indian ask the PM & his Ministers these questions." With his tweet, Gandhi used the hashtag "2SawalDoJawab". The Congress has alleged irregularities in the deal for .

Govt lied in SC on Rafale deal, Modi must respond in House: Cong's Kharge

Kharge alleged that the govt cited a non-existent CAG report on the Rafale deal to the apex court, but no such report was placed before the Public Accounts Committee

Rafale is in national interest, will bring Modi back in 2019: Sitharaman

Sitharaman alleged that the Congress government stalled the Rafale deal as it "didn't get money", and neglected national security concerns

Why buy 36 Rafale aircraft when IAF required 126: Chidambaram to govt

He said if the price negotiated by the BJP government was cheaper by 9 to 20%, 'logically the government should buy more aircraft'

Alphabet war in LS: If we have AA, you have Q and RV, Sitharaman tells Cong

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan had said that opposition leader Rahul Gandhi can not name businessman Anil Ambani in his speech in the parliament

There's a difference in dealing in defence and defence deals: Sitharaman

Congress is only shedding crocodile tears on the HAL not getting the offset contract as it did nothing to scale up the capacity of the state-run firm

If we win polls, criminal investigation will be launched in Rafale: Rahul

Gandhi also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of running away from the debate

Rahul Gandhi to leave for Amethi after attending Rafale debate in Lok Sabha

The political atmosphere in Amethi is expected to be surcharged on Friday as the Congress president and Union Minister Smriti Irani are scheduled to visit the town at the same time

No controversy on Rafale issue except in the minds of Opposition: Swaraj

Unsatisfied by Swaraj's reply during the Question Hour, the Congress members including former prime minister Manmohan Singh staged a walkout

PM Modi has fled Parliament and his 'open book Rafale exam': Rahul Gandhi

Escalating his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the the Rafale deal issue, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Thursday said it seems the PM has "fled" his "open book Rafale exam" in Parliament and is instead lecturing students in Punjab. Gandhi's attack came a day after he said Modi faced an open book exam on the deal in Parliament and asked if he will show up at the exam or send a proxy. The Congress president had Wednesday also tweeted four questions related to the Rafale deal and demanded answers from the prime minister. "So it seems our PM has fled Parliament & his own open book Rafale exam & is instead lecturing students at Lovely University in Punjab, today," Gandhi tweeted on Thursday. He also urged students at the university to ask the prime minister to answer the four questions posed by him. Gandhi had tweeted, "Here are the exam questions in advance: Q1. Why 36 aircraft, instead of the 126 the IAF needed? Q2. Why 1,600 Cr instead of 560 Cr per aircraft. Q4. Why ..

Rafale deal: Audio clip sparks fresh round of verbal duel between BJP, Cong

Armed with an audio clip, containing purported conversation between a Goa minister and a journalist, Cong president launched a fresh attack on govt

Rahul Gandhi challenges PM Modi for debate on Rafale, face Parliament

Congress president Rahul Gandhi cites audio clip to allege that Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was 'blackmailing' Modi

Oppn MP corrects Jaitley on Bond dialogue that Bond didn't deliver afterall

The dialogue was not delivered by James Bond, but by his nemesis Goldfinger in the 1964 movie starring Sean Connery as Bond and Gert Frobe as Goldfinger

Audio clip sparks Rafale firestorm in Lok Sabha, Jaitley counters Rahul

Jaitley also whipped out a dialogue from a James Bond film to accuse Gandhi of peddling 'lies' and 'falsehood' in the Lok Sabha

Parrikar rejects audio tape, says Cong wants to fabricate facts on Rafale

Earlier, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala released an audio of a telephonic conversation allegedly between Health Minister Vishwajit Rane and another person

Modi must answer why Rafale files are lying in Parrikar's bedroom: Congress

Rane purportedly can be heard saying that during a Goa cabinet meeting last week Parrikar stated he had an entire file and all documents relating to Rafale deal lying in his bedroom, Surjewala claimed