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After Rafales Land In Ambala, Rahul Gandhi's 3 Questions For Government
Congress's Rahul Gandhi tweeted a jibe at the Centre hours after the first contingent of Rafale jet fighters made a touchdown Haryana's Ambala this afternoon. In his tweets, Mr Gandhi -- one of the biggest critics of the government's Rs 59,000-crore deal -- revived the three questions he had focused on before last year's general elections.
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Rahul Gandhi Must Apologise For Lies On Rafale, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said there was a "motivated propaganda" behind questioning the Rafale fighter jet deal and demanded that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi apologise to the nation for misleading people on the issue.
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"Run, But You Can't Hide": Rahul Gandhi On PM Modi Response To Rafale Question
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today posted a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi rebuking a journalist for bringing up the Rafale fighter jet deal in an interview, and accompanied it with a warning that his government can "run (from questions) but can't hide".
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Never Had Doubts About PM's Decision On Rafale, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday that the number of fighter jets required by the Air Force changes from time to time, and the situation was different in 2001 when India decided to purchase 126 aircraft. One of the questions raised by the Congress about the Rafale deal is why the Narendra Modi government decided to buy only 36 ai...
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"Aircraft Parts Fall Off Runway...Is This Capability": VK Singh On HAL
Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh Wednesday raised questions over the "capability and condition" of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) amid the Congress' claim that the Modi government denied the defence PSU an offset contract in the Rafale deal.
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10 Points From Nirmala Sitharaman's Reply On Rafale Debate In Parliament
The firestorm over the Rafale fighter jet deal is far from over. In a heated debate in parliament on Friday, punctuated by questions and accusations from the opposition, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave an extensive response that lasted for more than two hours. Attacking the Congress for questioning her and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's in...
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"Rafale Deal Will Be Probed If We Come To Power In 2019": Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi today said if the Congress party comes to power in this year's election, a criminal investigation would be launched into the Rafale jet deal and the accused would be punished. The Congress president's comments came as the party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of overruling objections raised by the defence and the law ministries to...
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"Bofors Sank Congress, Rafale Will Bring PM Modi Back": Defence Minister
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, replying to an acrimonious debate in parliament on the Rafale jet deal today, accused the Congress of scrapping an earlier deal when it was in power because it "didn't get the money" and ignored social security in favour of its "treasury security".
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"Seems PM Fled Parliament To Lecture Students In Punjab": Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi today resumed his attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him in a tweet of "fleeing" parliament instead of facing questions on the Rafale jet deal. During a debate in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the Congress president had charged that the PM is "hiding in his room" and put up "four questions" on the Rs 58,000 crore deal.
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Paper Planes In Parliament, Rahul Gandhi-Arun Jaitley Clash Over Rafale
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".
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On Rafale Deal, Congress' 11 Questions To PM Modi
Central government's decision to buy 36 jets instead of 126 is a big compromise with the security of the nation and the Central government has not given any reason for the same in the Supreme Court.
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No Probe Into Rafale Deal, Supreme Court Dismisses Petition
An investigation is not needed into the deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets, which is at the heart of a huge government-opposition row, the Supreme Court said today, dismissing petitions. The government had opposed it, questioning the court's expertise to review the Rs. 59,000-crore deal for 36 planes with French firm Dassault. The court has said the p...
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Rafale Fighter Jets Being Brought To Attack Pakistan, Says BJP Leader
The Rafale fighter jets are being brought to attack Pakistan but the Congress was trying to give a "weapon" in Islamabad's hands by questioning the deal, the BJP said on Monday.
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"Why So Few Jets?" P Chidambaram Questions Centre On Rafale Deal
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Monday sought to know why the BJP-led NDA government was buying so few Rafale fighter jets if they were cheaper as claimed by it.
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No Secrecy Pact. Why Can't Centre Reveal Rafale Price? Asks Rahul Gandhi
Continuing his attack on the Rafale deal, Congress President on Tuesday questioned the government's silence on the demand for disclosing the price of the fighter jets being bought from France.
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After Rafales Land In Ambala, Rahul Gandhi's 3 Questions For Government
Congress's Rahul Gandhi tweeted a jibe at the Centre hours after the first contingent of Rafale jet fighters made a touchdown Haryana's Ambala this afternoon. In his tweets, Mr Gandhi -- one of the biggest critics of the government's Rs 59,000-crore deal -- revived the three questions he had focused on before last year's general elections.
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Rahul Gandhi Must Apologise For Lies On Rafale, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said there was a "motivated propaganda" behind questioning the Rafale fighter jet deal and demanded that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi apologise to the nation for misleading people on the issue.
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"Run, But You Can't Hide": Rahul Gandhi On PM Modi Response To Rafale Question
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today posted a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi rebuking a journalist for bringing up the Rafale fighter jet deal in an interview, and accompanied it with a warning that his government can "run (from questions) but can't hide".
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Never Had Doubts About PM's Decision On Rafale, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday that the number of fighter jets required by the Air Force changes from time to time, and the situation was different in 2001 when India decided to purchase 126 aircraft. One of the questions raised by the Congress about the Rafale deal is why the Narendra Modi government decided to buy only 36 ai...
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"Aircraft Parts Fall Off Runway...Is This Capability": VK Singh On HAL
Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh Wednesday raised questions over the "capability and condition" of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) amid the Congress' claim that the Modi government denied the defence PSU an offset contract in the Rafale deal.
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10 Points From Nirmala Sitharaman's Reply On Rafale Debate In Parliament
The firestorm over the Rafale fighter jet deal is far from over. In a heated debate in parliament on Friday, punctuated by questions and accusations from the opposition, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave an extensive response that lasted for more than two hours. Attacking the Congress for questioning her and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's in...
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"Rafale Deal Will Be Probed If We Come To Power In 2019": Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi today said if the Congress party comes to power in this year's election, a criminal investigation would be launched into the Rafale jet deal and the accused would be punished. The Congress president's comments came as the party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of overruling objections raised by the defence and the law ministries to...
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"Bofors Sank Congress, Rafale Will Bring PM Modi Back": Defence Minister
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, replying to an acrimonious debate in parliament on the Rafale jet deal today, accused the Congress of scrapping an earlier deal when it was in power because it "didn't get the money" and ignored social security in favour of its "treasury security".
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"Seems PM Fled Parliament To Lecture Students In Punjab": Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi today resumed his attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him in a tweet of "fleeing" parliament instead of facing questions on the Rafale jet deal. During a debate in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the Congress president had charged that the PM is "hiding in his room" and put up "four questions" on the Rs 58,000 crore deal.
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Paper Planes In Parliament, Rahul Gandhi-Arun Jaitley Clash Over Rafale
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".
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On Rafale Deal, Congress' 11 Questions To PM Modi
Central government's decision to buy 36 jets instead of 126 is a big compromise with the security of the nation and the Central government has not given any reason for the same in the Supreme Court.
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No Probe Into Rafale Deal, Supreme Court Dismisses Petition
An investigation is not needed into the deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets, which is at the heart of a huge government-opposition row, the Supreme Court said today, dismissing petitions. The government had opposed it, questioning the court's expertise to review the Rs. 59,000-crore deal for 36 planes with French firm Dassault. The court has said the p...
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Rafale Fighter Jets Being Brought To Attack Pakistan, Says BJP Leader
The Rafale fighter jets are being brought to attack Pakistan but the Congress was trying to give a "weapon" in Islamabad's hands by questioning the deal, the BJP said on Monday.
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"Why So Few Jets?" P Chidambaram Questions Centre On Rafale Deal
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Monday sought to know why the BJP-led NDA government was buying so few Rafale fighter jets if they were cheaper as claimed by it.
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No Secrecy Pact. Why Can't Centre Reveal Rafale Price? Asks Rahul Gandhi
Continuing his attack on the Rafale deal, Congress President on Tuesday questioned the government's silence on the demand for disclosing the price of the fighter jets being bought from France.
