New Delhi | Ahead of the debate on the Rafale Deal in the Lok Sabha, the Congress Party has released audio alleging that all the files related to Rafale Deal are in the bedroom of Goa CM Manohar Parrikar.
Addressing a press conference, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala released an audio clip of Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane claiming Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has “All the files related to Rafale Deal in his bedroom”
#WATCH Randeep Surjewala, Congress releases audio clip of Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane claiming Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has “All the files related to #RafaleDeal in his bedroom” pic.twitter.com/M8VZbfPnxJ
— ANI (@ANI) January 2, 2019
The Congress Party has also released a transcript of the audio clip conversation of the Goa Minister.
The Congress party has alleged that Former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has the all the files relating to Rafale jet deal. The fashion in which every procedure was bypassed…it is all recorded in the files. Those files are with Mr Parrikar. Why are those files being hidden?
The Supreme Court last month cleared the Union Government of the allegation linked to the Rafale deal. The Court in its judgement said that there is no reason to doubt the decision-making process behind the Rafale jet deal. The court further rejected a probe and dismissed petitions that had alleged that the government had gone for an overpriced deal to help Anil Ambani’s company bag an offset contract with jet-maker Dassault.
Former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie and advocate Prashant Bhushan on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court, seeking review of its December 14 verdict dismissing all PILs alleging irregularities in the procurement of 36 Rafale jets from France. In their review plea, they alleged that the judgment “relied upon patently incorrect claims made by the government in an unsigned note given in a sealed cover” to the apex court. They have also sought that the plea to be heard in an open court.
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