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"Fudged Arithmetic": Arun Jaitley Dismisses Report On Rafale Deal Price Escalation
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday dismissed an investigative piece by The Hindu newspaper that claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to buy 36 fighter jets instead of 126 raised the price of each aircraft by over 41 per cent, and said the report is based on "fudged arithmetic".
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"Dassault Laughed All Way To Bank": P Chidambaram's Dig On Rafale Deal
The Rafale jet deal negotiated by the BJP-led government in 2015 was a windfall for French aircraft-maker Dassault, Congress leader P Chidambaram said today, citing an investigative piece by the Hindu newspaper that said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to buy 36 fighter jets instead of 126 - negotiated by the Congress-led government - raise...
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Rahul Gandhi Tweets 4 Questions To PM Modi. Just The 3rd Came Hours Later
A debate in parliament and a press conference later, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi continued the attack on the government over the Rafale deal on Wednesday on Twitter. Through the day, the Congress chief has repeatedly challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to answer four questions on the deal that involved the number of aircraft, pricing, claims ab...
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Top Court Didn't Go Into Pricing, Technical Aspects Of Rafale: Congress
The Congress said Saturday the Supreme Court, which gave the government relief in the Rafale jet case, has not gone into the pricing and technical aspects of the aircraft and it is only a joint parliamentary committee that can probe whether there was any irregularity in the deal.
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"Why Didn't Centre Buy 126 Rafale Aircraft?:" P Chidambaram Asks
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Saturday took a dig at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for saying that the NDA government got the Rafale aircraft deal at a cheaper price, questioning if it was so, why did it not buy seven squadrons instead of two.
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Rafale Price Is A National Secret: Rahul Gandhi's Dig At PM Modi
Continuing his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a dig at him, saying the price of the Rafale aircraft was a "national secret" as the government was not even willing to reveal it in the Supreme Court.
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Modi Government's "Boat Of Corruption: Will No Longer Sail: Congress
The Modi government's "boat of corruption" will no longer sail, the Congress said on Wednesday after the Supreme Court asked the Centre for pricing details of the 36 Rafale jets India is buying from France.
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Dassault Aviation CEO Says Chose Reliance For Rafale Deal: Report
Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier has said that Reliance was the best to deliver what they wanted in the deal by India to procure Rafale fighter jets and the unit price of 36 aircraft to be delivered in a fly-away condition was the same as that of 18 that were part of the deal negotiated by the UPA government.
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Rahul Gandhi Uses Verse To Ramp Up Attack On Rafale, Fuel Price Hike
Rahul Gandhi has found a new weapon to attack the ruling BJP over a host of issues. The Congress chief is using poetry in his tweets to highlight what his party calls as rampant corruption in Rafale deal and the government's failure to keep a check on rising fuel prices and rupee's fall against the robust dollar.
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Explain How Rafale Jet Price Went Up, Demands Congress From Centre
The Congress on Saturday asked the Centre how the price of the Rafale fighter aircraft went up when 'India-specific enhancements' for it were the same as were decided during the UPA rule, mounting attack against the BJP on the issue.
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"Nirmala Sitharaman Naive, Being Made Scapegoat": Congress On Rafale Deal
Referring to the Rafale deal as the biggest in terms of corruption, Congress spokesperson Shakti Singh Gohil has said the culture of crony capitalism has become part of the Narendra Modi government's DNA.
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BJP Misled Nation On Rafale, Says Congress, Wants Parliament To Act
The Congress today said it would bring a privilege motion against the government for misleading the country on the Rafale deal. There is no secrecy clause on the price details of the aircraft and the government has to reveal the price details about each aircraft, said senior party leader AK Anthony. The BJP has already filed a privilege motion agai...
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Rahul Gandhi Attacks Nirmala Sitharaman Over Rafale Deal Prices
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of allegedly lying on the price paid per Rafale aircraft, citing a Dassault report.
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Reveal Rafale Truth To Clear Doubts: Former Defence Minister AK Antony
Former Defence Minister and senior Congress leader AK Antony on Sunday asked the government to reveal the purchase price and other terms and conditions of the Rafale fighter deal with France to clear doubts about the controversial defence contract.
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Defence Minister's Statement On Rafale Deal Raises More Questions: Sitaram Yechury
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury today said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement on the Rafale jet fighter deal has raised more questions than answers. He said he wanted to know why comparative prices between the earlier scrapped deal for 126 fighter jets and the present one for 36 aircraft had not been shared
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"Fudged Arithmetic": Arun Jaitley Dismisses Report On Rafale Deal Price Escalation
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday dismissed an investigative piece by The Hindu newspaper that claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to buy 36 fighter jets instead of 126 raised the price of each aircraft by over 41 per cent, and said the report is based on "fudged arithmetic".
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"Dassault Laughed All Way To Bank": P Chidambaram's Dig On Rafale Deal
The Rafale jet deal negotiated by the BJP-led government in 2015 was a windfall for French aircraft-maker Dassault, Congress leader P Chidambaram said today, citing an investigative piece by the Hindu newspaper that said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to buy 36 fighter jets instead of 126 - negotiated by the Congress-led government - raise...
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Rahul Gandhi Tweets 4 Questions To PM Modi. Just The 3rd Came Hours Later
A debate in parliament and a press conference later, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi continued the attack on the government over the Rafale deal on Wednesday on Twitter. Through the day, the Congress chief has repeatedly challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to answer four questions on the deal that involved the number of aircraft, pricing, claims ab...
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Top Court Didn't Go Into Pricing, Technical Aspects Of Rafale: Congress
The Congress said Saturday the Supreme Court, which gave the government relief in the Rafale jet case, has not gone into the pricing and technical aspects of the aircraft and it is only a joint parliamentary committee that can probe whether there was any irregularity in the deal.
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"Why Didn't Centre Buy 126 Rafale Aircraft?:" P Chidambaram Asks
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Saturday took a dig at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for saying that the NDA government got the Rafale aircraft deal at a cheaper price, questioning if it was so, why did it not buy seven squadrons instead of two.
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Rafale Price Is A National Secret: Rahul Gandhi's Dig At PM Modi
Continuing his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a dig at him, saying the price of the Rafale aircraft was a "national secret" as the government was not even willing to reveal it in the Supreme Court.
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Modi Government's "Boat Of Corruption: Will No Longer Sail: Congress
The Modi government's "boat of corruption" will no longer sail, the Congress said on Wednesday after the Supreme Court asked the Centre for pricing details of the 36 Rafale jets India is buying from France.
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Dassault Aviation CEO Says Chose Reliance For Rafale Deal: Report
Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier has said that Reliance was the best to deliver what they wanted in the deal by India to procure Rafale fighter jets and the unit price of 36 aircraft to be delivered in a fly-away condition was the same as that of 18 that were part of the deal negotiated by the UPA government.
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Rahul Gandhi Uses Verse To Ramp Up Attack On Rafale, Fuel Price Hike
Rahul Gandhi has found a new weapon to attack the ruling BJP over a host of issues. The Congress chief is using poetry in his tweets to highlight what his party calls as rampant corruption in Rafale deal and the government's failure to keep a check on rising fuel prices and rupee's fall against the robust dollar.
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Explain How Rafale Jet Price Went Up, Demands Congress From Centre
The Congress on Saturday asked the Centre how the price of the Rafale fighter aircraft went up when 'India-specific enhancements' for it were the same as were decided during the UPA rule, mounting attack against the BJP on the issue.
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"Nirmala Sitharaman Naive, Being Made Scapegoat": Congress On Rafale Deal
Referring to the Rafale deal as the biggest in terms of corruption, Congress spokesperson Shakti Singh Gohil has said the culture of crony capitalism has become part of the Narendra Modi government's DNA.
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BJP Misled Nation On Rafale, Says Congress, Wants Parliament To Act
The Congress today said it would bring a privilege motion against the government for misleading the country on the Rafale deal. There is no secrecy clause on the price details of the aircraft and the government has to reveal the price details about each aircraft, said senior party leader AK Anthony. The BJP has already filed a privilege motion agai...
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Rahul Gandhi Attacks Nirmala Sitharaman Over Rafale Deal Prices
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of allegedly lying on the price paid per Rafale aircraft, citing a Dassault report.
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Reveal Rafale Truth To Clear Doubts: Former Defence Minister AK Antony
Former Defence Minister and senior Congress leader AK Antony on Sunday asked the government to reveal the purchase price and other terms and conditions of the Rafale fighter deal with France to clear doubts about the controversial defence contract.
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Defence Minister's Statement On Rafale Deal Raises More Questions: Sitaram Yechury
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury today said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement on the Rafale jet fighter deal has raised more questions than answers. He said he wanted to know why comparative prices between the earlier scrapped deal for 126 fighter jets and the present one for 36 aircraft had not been shared
