Tag: Rafale deal
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Plunging to lows
Had overuse and skewed nationalism not reduced the term ‘sedition’ to hollow political invective, Rahul Gandhi would be tottering on the brink of grave criminality by attempting to exploit the sentiments of workers in a key defence-production establishment. Maturity and responsibility have never been strong points with the president of the Congress party, but have …
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October 17, 2018 -
Arvind Kejriwal calls for donations for ‘bankrupt’ AAP ahead of Lok Sabha polls
All the top leaders of the party, including Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, MPs and MLAs among others also pledged to donate sums.
October 16, 2018 -
Rahul Gandhi a serial liar: Piyush Goyal on Rafale charges
He said that the BJP government decided to expedite the purchase of very crucial and critical defence equipment.
October 12, 2018 -
French report says Reliance ‘mandatory’ for Rafale deal; Cong slams Dassault, PM
However, Dassault has declined the claim by the media report and reiterated that it had 'freely chosen' Reliance Defence as the offset partner.
October 11, 2018 -
Rafale deal | Govt ‘unhappy’ over CBI chief meeting Arun Shourie, Prashant Bhushan
Last week, Shourie and Bhushan had met the CBI Director, submitted documents and demanded a probe into alleged corruption in the Rafale aircraft deal and offset contract.
October 10, 2018 -
SC seeks details of decision-making process on Rafale, says won’t get into pricing
The controversy over the Rafale deal escalated after Hollande said that France had no role in the selection of Anil Ambani's company as India offset partner for Rafale-maker Dassault.
October 10, 2018 -
BJP MLA meets Rahul Gandhi, quits next day over ‘corruption’ in Rafale deal
A day after he met Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Wardha, BJP lawmaker Ashish Deshmukh on Wednesday resigned from the Maharashtra Assembly, citing alleged corruption in the Rafale deal as the reason. Deshmukh had on Tuesday announced his decision to quit as MLA and submitted his resignation to the Assembly Speaker on Wednesday. Deshmukh, who …
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October 4, 2018 -
Air chief defends govt’s Rafale deal, says fighter jet a game-changer, booster dose
Reiterating the government's stand strongly, the air chief said the government nor the Indian Air Force had any role in the selection of the offset partner for Dassault.
October 3, 2018 -
Armed forces dragged into 2019 battle
The Rafale controversy continues. The Congress releases small revelations regularly, desperate to keep the issue in the limelight while the BJP counters them. To support the aircraft, even the senior fraternity of the air force jumped into the fray. This was criticised by the opposition as politicising the armed forces. The comments of Francois Hollande, …
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October 2, 2018 -
Patnaik govt corrupt, inefficient: Pradhan
Pradhan strives hard to dispel perception over growing closeness between BJD and BJP.
October 1, 2018 -
‘Making Rafale details public non-practical’
Rajnath Singh says details of the deal can't be made public for security reasons.
October 1, 2018 -
India will make ‘sovereign decision’ on defence purchases: Russia
The CAATSA passed last year by the US Congress imposes sanctions on some Russian companies as well as on their customers and this could impact India's defence deals with Russia.
September 29, 2018 -
BJP conspiring to create differences between Congress, NCP: Surjewala
Pawar's remarks in the interview were welcomed by BJP chief Amit Shah who praised him for "placing national interests above party politics".
September 28, 2018 -
Tariq Anwar quits NCP, LS after Sharad Pawar ‘supports’ PM Modi on Rafale deal
Anwar told reporters he was 'hurt' by Pawar's interview to a Marathi news channel this week where he said PM Modi's intentions on the Rafale fighter jet aircraft deal were not wrong.
September 28, 2018 -
Kamal Haasan says Rafale deal should be probed as there is suspicion
The actor-turned-politician however clarified that he was not accusing anyone in connection with the deal.
September 28, 2018 -
Congress efforts on Rafale deal will fall flat: Ramdas Athawale
The Congress campaign against the Modi government on the Rafale deal will fall flat and the BJP will win more than 300 seats in the 2019 general elections.
September 27, 2018 -
Prakash Javadekar targets Rahul Gandhi over Rafale deal
To Gandhi's claim that Anil Ambani's firm was awarded a contract of Rs 30,000-crore, Javadekar said not a single paisa of the transaction has taken place so far.
September 27, 2018