Everyone had their doubts on the Rafale Deal but since the Supreme Court has given them the clean chit then I guess people should now focus on other important & pressing matters. We have to have faith in the Supreme Court as that is the Apex court for justice. There are people who are skeptical of the Supreme Court judgment also but then if we lose faith in everything then we are heading towards nowhere. Rest everyone has their own opinion & that is fine. But as I always request my fellow countrymen, always put India first and not any political party or politician.
Full Rafale response by Arun Jaitley in the Lok Sabha (see the video).
10 highlights from Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech in parliament on Rafale Deal accusations by Rahul Gandhi:
- “Bofors was a scam, Rafale is not. Congress lost an election because of Bofors, Rafale will bring us back. Rafale will bring (Prime Minister) Modi back.”
- “I don’t have a khandaan (family) to boast of. I come from a middle class family, I come with my honour intact. PM also comes from an economically backward family…and you call him chor?”
- “For every ‘AA’ there is a ‘RV’. And not just a ‘RV’, a ‘Q’ also.”
- “There is a difference between defence dealing and dealing in defence. We don’t do defence dealing – we deal with defence, with national security as a priority.”
- “Their base price per aircraft was Rs. 737 crore. Ours is Rs. 670 crore. That is at least 9 per cent less.”
- “I allege, even as I answer their questions, they did not intend to buy the aircraft. National security was not important to them, their treasury was more important.”
- “You hug the Prime Minister, and you go wink, is that not insulting the PM?”
- “Congress is shedding crocodile tears for HAL. Congress government gave 53 waivers to HAL… We have given contracts worth Rs. 1 lakh crore.”
- “Price of a basic aircraft cannot be compared with the price of the battle-ready aircraft with all the weaponry.”
- “Defence ministry has run without dalals (middlemen) for five years under Modi-ji.”
Check out the full response here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Tzt9xWXMo
