'What is your accountability in front of India now?', RS Prasad takes jibe at RaGa after Rafale Verdict
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New Delhi, November 14: Hours after Rafale verdict was given by the Supreme Court, who dismissed review petitions on judgement, giving clean chit to the Modi-led government in fighter jets deal case, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today questioned Rahul Gandhi's accountability in front of people of India now.
"Rahul Gandhi lied in the Parliament that France President Emmanuel Macron told him that the deal can be disclosed. Rahul Gandhi not only used Reliance and Dassault in his lies but also the current and former Presidents of France", he sadi while addressing a forum in the national capital today.
Cornering the Congress party straight, Prasad said that earlier he Rahul Gandhi had created furore saying that PM Narendra Modi gave the deal to Reliance. Later Dassault said that decision was taken by them not Indian Govt. "His next lie was former French President, Francois Hollande has called PM a thief, which Hollande denied", he added.
"To save yourself from the contempt proceedings, Rahul Gandhi you have sought apology. What about your accountability in front of the eyes of the people of India?", he pondered.
After the verdict, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the matters related to defence preparedness shouldn't be politicised, unfortunately some people did it for personal benefits. "They also tried to malign Prime Minister. I would like to say that it was done especially by some senior Congress leaders", he said.
The Rafale case also took centrestage during the national elections when then Congress chief Rahul Gandhi started the ‘chowkidar chor hai’ campaign against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This however got him into trouble after he seemed to attribute his slogan to the apex court. India formally took delivery of the first fighter jet when Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited France last month. The planes, however, will start arriving in India only beginning May 2020.