Agustawestland In Parliament

In an acrimonious debate in parliament on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "hiding in his room" and lacking the guts to face questions on the Rafale jet deal before being targeted in a lacerating rejoinder by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for what he called "repeated lies".

A day after the Enforcement Directorate told a court that AgustaWestland case accused Christian Michel had made a reference to "Mrs Gandhi", NCP Chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the opposition parties will raise the issue of "misuse" of government agencies in parliament.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top ministers ahead of parliament this morning, a day after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi made the explosive claim that he has information on "personal corruption" of the Prime Minister and alleged that he has been stopped from speaking in parliament because of that. The ruling BJP has called it a "joke" and ...

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will make a statement in Parliament today and has promised 'new revelations' in the AgustaWestland chopper deal. While, PM Modi met with top ministers including Manohar Parrikar and Rajnath Singh to discuss, Congress president Sonia Gandhi discussed a counter-offensive strategy with party leaders yesterday and has ...

Congress lawmaker Shantaram Naik today gave notice of breach of privilege against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikkar to Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari on a day Congress created a ruckus in Parliament against PM Modi's comments in an election rally against Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the VVIP chopper deal.

With Congress creating a storm in Parliament over the prime minister's charge that an Italian court had named party president Sonia Gandhi in AgustaWestland case, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said PM Narendra Modi has done nothing wrong and the party should wait for the inquiry to complete.

Congress today created pandemonium in the Rajya Sabha, forcing two adjournments in the pre-noon session over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegation during an election rally that an Italian court had named Sonia Gandhi in the AgustaWestland chopper bribery case.

As dust rises in Parliament over the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the issue is being frequently quoted by the debating lawmakers. The report, released in Parliament in August 2013, said then UPA government had broken its own procurement rules to award the 3,700-crore contract for 12 helicopter...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wasn't in Parliament for today's fierce debate on the AgustaWestland helicopter scam, but he brought it to the attention of an election rally in Tamil Nadu with resounding force.

The BJP's Subramanian Swamy has been asked to authenticate documents that he cited while speaking in Parliament on the AgustaWestland chopper scam.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar quipped and big-gestured his way through a lengthy speech in parliament that blamed the previous government, led by the Congress, for striking a corrupt helicopter deal with Anglo-Italian manufacturer, AgustaWestland.

Sonia Gandhi is a "sherni" (lioness), said the Congress' Jyotiraditya Scindia in an attacking speech in the Lok Sabha as he took on the BJP in a debate on the AgustaWestland scam.

In take-no-prisoners speeches, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today outlined for parliament why the government believes the Congress designed a corrupt deal to buy Agusta Westland helicopters, and then ducked taking any real action when it was in power.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar continued to attack the UPA government over the AgustaWestland scam in Parliament for a second consecutive day. Attacking the Congress party, he said that it's established that someone has taken money but who has taken it remains to be unearthed.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today continued his 'new revelations' in the Parliament for the second day. He said the Agusta scam could have been stopped in 2012. Here are the highlights of his address in the Lok Sabha:

In an acrimonious debate in parliament on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "hiding in his room" and lacking the guts to face questions on the Rafale jet deal before being targeted in a lacerating rejoinder by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for what he called "repeated lies".

A day after the Enforcement Directorate told a court that AgustaWestland case accused Christian Michel had made a reference to "Mrs Gandhi", NCP Chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the opposition parties will raise the issue of "misuse" of government agencies in parliament.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top ministers ahead of parliament this morning, a day after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi made the explosive claim that he has information on "personal corruption" of the Prime Minister and alleged that he has been stopped from speaking in parliament because of that. The ruling BJP has called it a "joke" and ...

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will make a statement in Parliament today and has promised 'new revelations' in the AgustaWestland chopper deal. While, PM Modi met with top ministers including Manohar Parrikar and Rajnath Singh to discuss, Congress president Sonia Gandhi discussed a counter-offensive strategy with party leaders yesterday and has ...

Congress lawmaker Shantaram Naik today gave notice of breach of privilege against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikkar to Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari on a day Congress created a ruckus in Parliament against PM Modi's comments in an election rally against Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the VVIP chopper deal.

With Congress creating a storm in Parliament over the prime minister's charge that an Italian court had named party president Sonia Gandhi in AgustaWestland case, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said PM Narendra Modi has done nothing wrong and the party should wait for the inquiry to complete.

Congress today created pandemonium in the Rajya Sabha, forcing two adjournments in the pre-noon session over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegation during an election rally that an Italian court had named Sonia Gandhi in the AgustaWestland chopper bribery case.

As dust rises in Parliament over the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the issue is being frequently quoted by the debating lawmakers. The report, released in Parliament in August 2013, said then UPA government had broken its own procurement rules to award the 3,700-crore contract for 12 helicopter...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wasn't in Parliament for today's fierce debate on the AgustaWestland helicopter scam, but he brought it to the attention of an election rally in Tamil Nadu with resounding force.

The BJP's Subramanian Swamy has been asked to authenticate documents that he cited while speaking in Parliament on the AgustaWestland chopper scam.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar quipped and big-gestured his way through a lengthy speech in parliament that blamed the previous government, led by the Congress, for striking a corrupt helicopter deal with Anglo-Italian manufacturer, AgustaWestland.

Sonia Gandhi is a "sherni" (lioness), said the Congress' Jyotiraditya Scindia in an attacking speech in the Lok Sabha as he took on the BJP in a debate on the AgustaWestland scam.

In take-no-prisoners speeches, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today outlined for parliament why the government believes the Congress designed a corrupt deal to buy Agusta Westland helicopters, and then ducked taking any real action when it was in power.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar continued to attack the UPA government over the AgustaWestland scam in Parliament for a second consecutive day. Attacking the Congress party, he said that it's established that someone has taken money but who has taken it remains to be unearthed.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today continued his 'new revelations' in the Parliament for the second day. He said the Agusta scam could have been stopped in 2012. Here are the highlights of his address in the Lok Sabha: