Rahul Gandhi slams PM over Rafale deal
The party has alleged that the per piece price of the jet is much more than that which was negotiated by the UPA government.
New Delhi: Alleging that pressure is being put on media outlets not to report on the Rafale jet deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his “minions” are threatening journalists not to report on the “Rafale scam”. He also lauded media persons who have the “guts to defend the truth and stand up to Mr. 56”. In a tweet, Mr Gandhi said, “Supreme leader’s minions are now sending threatening messages to journalists reporting on the Rafale Scam asking them to back off or else...I’m really proud of the few brave press people who still have the guts to defend the truth and stand up to Mr. 56(sic).”
The Congress has been attacking the government over the deal. The party has alleged that the per piece price of the jet is much more than that which was negotiated by the UPA government.
Meanwhile, the government has said that there is a secrecy pact between the governments of India and France, hence the price cannot be revealed. This has been refuted by the Congress.
Mr Gandhi has been tweeting almost daily, demanding that Mr Modi make the price of the jets public. Earlier Mr Gandhi had tweeted, “Our Defence Minister said she would, but now she won’t. She flip flops between “it’s-not-a-secret” & “it’s-a-BIG-secr-et”. The PM squirms when asked about the price of RAFALE and refuses to look me in the eye. Sure smells like a scam. #RAFALEscam (sic)”