In a major move to bolster the Indian Navy’s air might, a deal between India and France for the purchase of 26 Rafale-Marine (Rafale-M) fighter jets worth Rs 63,000 crore was signed here today.
A bench headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat told Sharma that the court was not inclined to entertain the plea. "No case is made out for interference of this court...," said the bench.
The BJP charge against the Congress party and its leaders came in the wake of reports appearing in the French web portal 'Mediapart' alleging that commissions were paid to the party and its leaders during the UPA regime.
'Will the government say if that obligation was fulfilled?' he asked
Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 'courage and decisiveness', the minister said the Rafale jets were purchased only because the PM took the right decision to get them through an Inter-Governmental Agreement with France, after the long pending procurement case for them could not progress.
The Congress and Rahul Gandhi have been pressing for a JPC probe in the Rafale deal.
Manohar Parrikar was the defence minister when the deal for 36 Rafale jets was signed between India and France.
The unexpected meeting comes days after the Congress claimed that Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has the files related to the Dassault Rafale deal in his bedroom.
BJP general secretary P Muralidhar Rao speaks on how BJP is countering the “misinformation campaign" on Rafale deal and mobilising party cadres for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
As far as HAL is concerned, its dedicated, loyal, workers would hope that a silver lining does break through to the dark clouds hovering over their “giant”
