{"id":7741,"date":"2019-02-09T11:09:39","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T05:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/?p=7741"},"modified":"2019-02-09T11:09:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T05:39:39","slug":"congress-demands-joint-parliamentary-committee-probe-into-rafale-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/news\/congress-demands-joint-parliamentary-committee-probe-into-rafale-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress demands joint parliamentary committee probe into Rafale deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Congress on Friday upped the ante on its demand for a\u00a0joint parliamentary committee\u00a0(JPC) probe in the Rafale fighter jet deal. This was after a news report published in\u00a0<em>The Hindu\u00a0<\/em>revealed the defence ministry had objected to the Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO) conducting parallel negotiations with the French side to seal the deal in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Congress president\u00a0Rahul Gandhi\u00a0held a press conference on Friday, where he said the report was proof the PMO intervened in the deal. \u201cIt is absolutely clear the prime minister (PM) has stolen Rs 30,000 crore of your money, bypassed a process, and given it to his friend Anil Ambani,&#8221; Gandhi said. He added it was clear the PM was \u201cdirectly involved in the Rafale scam\u201d, and it is proven now the watchman (<em>chowkidar<\/em>) is the thief (<em>chor<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Defending the government in the Lok Sabha, Defence Minister\u00a0Nirmala Sitharaman\u00a0dismissed the media report. She accused the Opposition of playing into the hands of multinational companies, and vested interests. This accusation came after Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge demanded a JPC probe, citing the news report.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsmedia.business-standard.com\/_media\/bs\/img\/article\/2019-02\/09\/full\/1549651051-3794.jpg?resize=564%2C508&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chart\" width=\"564\" height=\"508\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are flogging a dead horse. Periodical enquiries by the PMO cannot be construed as interference,&#8221; she clarified. The Opposition raised the issue in both the Houses, with the Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day. The Lok Sabha, too, was briefly adjourned when the Congress, and others, staged a walkout as the House took up the discussion on the interim Budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Congress on Friday upped the ante on its demand for a\u00a0joint parliamentary committee\u00a0(JPC) probe in the Rafale fighter jet 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